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Neighbors of Jackson Park want free access to be par for the course

Unlike other large parks in Seattle, Jackson Park is only open to golfers. Now, a neighborhood group wants to change that.
Joshua McNichols
Government

Light rail is helping Mountlake Terrace find its heart

Mountlake Terrace used to be a spread-out place full of small houses with lawns. Light rail is changing all that.
Joshua McNichols
Get ready for your first light rail moment, Lynnwood. Sound Transit plans meet cute for transit newbies

Light rail service to Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and Shoreline will never get a second chance to make a first impression. And so, Sound Transit is doing what it can to make opening weekend shine.
Joshua McNichols
Did you pay your fare? Inspections start Monday at Sound Transit stations

Starting Monday, Sound Transit fare ambassadors will begin checking passengers for proof of payment on some Link station platforms. This adds to the current fare checks that take place on Link and Sounder trains.
Kate Walters
A 'convention of transit nerds' at Bellevue-Redmond light rail opening day

Sound Transit's 2 Line, connecting Redmond with Bellevue, has opened after a years-long wait.
Joshua McNichols
Counting down to ‘All Aboard!’ East Link: And it still has that new (light rail) car smell

King County councilmember Claudia Balducci pushed for the long-awaited opening. She’s ready to celebrate Saturday’s launch
Kim Malcolm

John O'Brien
How will your life change when Bellevue's light rail opens?

At the bus transit station in Bellevue's downtown, commuters say they can't wait until next weekend.
Joshua McNichols
After 16 years and $3 billion, Lynnwood light rail set to open this summer

The long-awaited opening of a new light rail station in Lynnwood is scheduled to open at the end of August. The station's completion marks the conclusion of a $3 billion project that voters approved back in 2008. And it's only the beginning of changes coming to Lynnwood.
Joshua McNichols
Seattle light rail service is back to normal... for now

Regular service resumed on the 1 Line Monday morning, but Sound Transit says more shutdowns are planned during the summer.
Katie Campbell

John O'Brien
Arts & Life

The One Line is back... for now

Three weeks of disruptions on the light rail's One Line
Patricia Murphy

Clare McGrane

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