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ballard·Ballard - Seattle, WAbyCombatWombat

Sound Transit Says Reports of Ballard Link's Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

A press briefing this week with CEO Dow Constantine clearly sought to assuage concerns that Sound Transit wouldn't be able to get all the way to Ballard. With a six- or seven-year "runway" to close a $9 to $11 billion gap, the pressure is clearly on to follow through on that commitment.

Sound Transit Says Reports of Ballard Link's Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggeratedhttps://www.theurbanist.org/sound-transit-says-reports-of-ballard-links-demise-exaggerated/Open linkView original on feddit.online
ballard·Ballard - Seattle, WAbyCombatWombat

Sound Transit Sacrifices Light Rail to Ballard, Moves Long-Deferred Graham Station Forward, in Latest "Realignment" Plan

The Sound Transit board voted to approve a new “affordable” light rail plan on Thursday afternoon that indefinitely defers construction of light rail to Ballard, builds rail to West Seattle without a planned station on SW Avalon Way, and adds the long-deferred Graham Street Station back to the list of “fully funded” projects.

Sound Transit Sacrifices Light Rail to Ballard, Moves Long-Deferred Graham Station Forward, in Latest "Realignment" Planhttps://publicola.com/2026/05/29/sound-transit-sacrifices-light-rail-to-ballard-moves-long-deferred-graham-station-forward-in-latest-realignment-plan/Open linkView original on feddit.online
ballard·Ballard - Seattle, WAbyCombatWombat

How We Can Save Ballard Light Rail

Ballard Light Rail is facing its biggest threat yet. Despite the fact the Ballard Link Extension is projected to serve as many as 148,000 people daily, the most riders of any project in Sound Transit history, the agency is considering postponing the project indefinitely to address its long-term budget issues.

How We Can Save Ballard Light Railhttps://publicola.com/2026/05/28/how-we-can-save-ballard-light-rail/Open linkView original on feddit.online
ballard·Ballard - Seattle, WAbyCombatWombat

Sound Transit vows to keep Ballard light rail despite rising costs

Several Sound Transit board members said this week that they remain committed to completing the Ballard and West Seattle light rail extensions, even as the projects face sharply rising costs and a nearly $35 billion agency budget gap. During a transit town hall hosted on Tuesday by the Transportation Choices…

Sound Transit vows to keep Ballard light rail despite rising costshttps://www.myballard.com/2026/05/06/sound-transit-vows-to-keep-ballard-light-rail-despite-rising-costs/Open linkView original on feddit.online
ballard·Ballard - Seattle, WAbyCombatWombat

Flower planters are returning to Ballard

The annual flower planters are coming back to Ballard this spring. The flower planter project, organized by the Ballard Alliance in 2024, is entering its third year. It's part of the organization's Neighborhood Beautification efforts, which also commissioned artists to paint utility boxes around downtown Ballard a few years back.…

Flower planters are returning to Ballardhttps://www.myballard.com/2026/05/05/flower-planters-are-returning-to-ballard/Open linkView original on feddit.online