Be the first to hop on Seattle’s modern streetcar on December 12!

Posted on by Brian Bundridge

A big thank you to CorryAnn for finding this information!

Ride the Streetcar!
Be the first to hop on Seattle’s modern streetcar on December 12!

Come celebrate the grand opening of Seattle’s first modern streetcar! Festivities begin at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 12, with music, refreshments, and opening remarks by Mayor Nickels. The mayor will then lead the streetcar inaugural run and “break” the ribbons, followed by the official start of passenger service. Streetcar rides will continue to be free for the rest of December, conveniently connecting downtown, the Denny Triangle, and South Lake Union.

The grand opening celebration will take place along the streetcar route. Starting from the Westlake Hub (Westlake Ave & Olive Way), passengers can pick up a fun South Lake Union Passport to explore the neighborhood and collect stamps from participating businesses.

Riders can turn in their completed passports to win fantastic prizes at the South Lake Union Discovery Center. Continue on to the Pan Pacific Station at 2200 (Westlake Ave & Denny Way) and stations along Westlake Ave for more festivities and giveaways.

During the entire weekend following grand opening day, passengers can also ride the streetcar down to the Lake Union Park station to experience a free ride on a classic sail or steamboat from the Center for Wooden Boats.
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Don’t miss this momentous celebration of a Seattle milestone! To learn more about the Seattle Streetcar, visit: http://www.seattlestreetcar.org/about/

Or, to learn about the proposed city-wide streetcar network, visit: http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/streetcarnetwork.htm

All aboard!

Looking for 2 co-bloggers

Posted on by Brian Bundridge

Hey everyone.

I’m on a new computer and needless to say lost those that were interested in being a co-blogger.

The requirements for those wanting to be a co-blogger need to live in Washington State and cover transportation items within Washington State.

The topics that Washington State Transportation will cover is the following.

Rail transportation such as Short Line Railroads like Meeker Southern Railroad, Class 1 Railroads, like BNSF and Union Pacific railroads, Passenger Rail operations, Amtrak and Sounder Commuter Rail. Light Rail and Streetcar information and construction updates and news like LINK light-rail and Seattle Streetcar.

Air transportation that affects Washington, updates on Sea-Tac Airports 3rd Runway and construction in and around Sea-Tac airport. This also includes security, significant flight delays, etc.

Ferry news, like the construction of new ferries, updates on the Steel Electrics, etc.

Bus transportation all in Washington regions including Bus Rapid Transit.

Road news and construction updates like 520, the Alaskan Way Viaduct and other thoughts, etc.

You can respond to this via my e-mail – b.bundridge@gmail.com

A decision will be made by the end of the week.

Thank you!

Brian

FIND Panels

Posted on by Frank Chiachiere

This post originally appeared on Orphan Road.

Via the NYT’s City Room blog, a video of the new LED route signs inside the New York City subways:

Good stuff. As I’ve often said, I think transit agencies sometimes undervalue stuff like this. A good information system makes the whole idea of riding transit more approachable to newcomers, and it costs close to nothing compared to, say, building a mile of light rail or highway.

You can read more about the FIND panels here.