Comments on: Light Rail: Getting There http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/ Transit in the Greater Seattle Area Fri, 25 May 2012 15:28:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Stefan http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/#comment-94270 Chris Stefan Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:35:31 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6276#comment-94270 Normally the fare inspectors will check everyone on the train for a valid fare. This is how fares are enforced rather than having turnstiles or a conductor on each train. If the inspectors ask you for your fare and you haven't paid it the fine is $124. Supposedly the compliance rate is actually better than turnstile based systems without the need to buy, maintain, and monitor a bunch of fare gates.
Normally the fare inspectors will check everyone on the train for a valid fare. This is how fares are enforced rather than having turnstiles or a conductor on each train. If the inspectors ask you for your fare and you haven’t paid it the fine is $124.

Supposedly the compliance rate is actually better than turnstile based systems without the need to buy, maintain, and monitor a bunch of fare gates.

]]> By: West Seattle guy http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/#comment-94164 West Seattle guy Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:05:03 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6276#comment-94164 Just want to post a comment about the fare enforcement. Rode from Sea Tac to Westlake and back today...and I have to ask... How do they control access? There are no turn stiles, and we did buy RT tickets, but found no way to present them as evidence that we paid before boarding the train. How do they control who pays or not ???? Oh, we did see two guys who got on the train at Westlake wearing uniforms with Fare Enforcement badges (2 people to enforce fare?..were they expecting resistance? ) ...but they did nothing??? What's the deal?
Just want to post a comment about the fare enforcement.
Rode from Sea Tac to Westlake and back today…and I have to ask…
How do they control access? There are no turn stiles, and we did buy RT tickets, but found no way to present them as evidence that we paid before boarding the train. How do they control who pays or not ????
Oh, we did see two guys who got on the train at Westlake wearing uniforms with Fare Enforcement badges (2 people to enforce fare?..were they expecting resistance? ) …but they did nothing??? What’s the deal?

]]> By: Getting to Light Rail - Seattle Transit Blog http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/#comment-71516 Getting to Light Rail - Seattle Transit Blog Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:01:16 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6276#comment-71516 [...] the September 19, 2009 service change, the bus routes have changed substantially.  Since our last update, we’ve also uncovered a number of parking lots.  Details on how to get to the station below [...]
[...] the September 19, 2009 service change, the bus routes have changed substantially.  Since our last update, we’ve also uncovered a number of parking lots.  Details on how to get to the station below [...]

]]> By: More Pay Parking - Seattle Transit Blog http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/#comment-58572 More Pay Parking - Seattle Transit Blog Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:27:21 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6276#comment-58572 [...] review, the two we’d already found [...]
[...] review, the two we’d already found [...]

]]> By: Seattle Times Gets Lazy - Seattle Transit Blog http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/#comment-55227 Seattle Times Gets Lazy - Seattle Transit Blog Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:39:25 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6276#comment-55227 [...] but to drive to light rail, there are scattered pay lots in the Valley.  In my part-time effort I’ve identified two: one near Beacon Hill (with very restricted hours), and one 3 or 4 blocks from Columbia City.  At [...]
[...] but to drive to light rail, there are scattered pay lots in the Valley.  In my part-time effort I’ve identified two: one near Beacon Hill (with very restricted hours), and one 3 or 4 blocks from Columbia City.  At [...]

]]> By: litlnemo http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/#comment-54250 litlnemo Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:48:34 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6276#comment-54250 The pay lot on Beacon Avenue is only a pay lot in the evenings and on weekends. The rest of the time it is reserved parking. So if anyone was planning to use it as a park and ride for their 9-5 job, that won't work. You can see the lot sign in the pictures in this post: http://beaconhill.seattle.wa.us/2009/07/10/this-is-the-last-weekend-before-the-light-rail-opens/
The pay lot on Beacon Avenue is only a pay lot in the evenings and on weekends. The rest of the time it is reserved parking. So if anyone was planning to use it as a park and ride for their 9-5 job, that won’t work.

You can see the lot sign in the pictures in this post:
http://beaconhill.seattle.wa.us/2009/07/10/this-is-the-last-weekend-before-the-light-rail-opens/

]]> By: Lloyd http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/#comment-54088 Lloyd Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:12:56 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6276#comment-54088 I asked for a trip from Rainier and McClellan to MLK and Henderson on the 29th of July and instantly the planner gave me rte 599, Link Light Rail. The trip on Link is 10 minutes.
I asked for a trip from Rainier and McClellan to MLK and Henderson on the 29th of July and instantly the planner gave me rte 599, Link Light Rail. The trip on Link is 10 minutes.

]]> By: Lloyd http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/#comment-54076 Lloyd Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:22:50 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6276#comment-54076 The amount of fear, ignorance and hatred for fellow citizens, government, tourists and anything different in these comments (and so many others away from this blog) is very scary. We have failed as a society in so many ways to alleviate fear of the new and the other.
The amount of fear, ignorance and hatred for fellow citizens, government, tourists and anything different in these comments (and so many others away from this blog) is very scary. We have failed as a society in so many ways to alleviate fear of the new and the other.

]]> By: Oran Viriyincy http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/#comment-54058 Oran Viriyincy Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:26:39 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6276#comment-54058 Sound Transit, after pressure from the Cascade Bicycle Club, has agreed to allow bikes on trains during Opening Weekend. There will be special bike corrals with plenty of spaces for bike parking at stations during launch weekend. I'm volunteering as a bicycle attendant at Mount Baker station on Sunday, July 19 from 7 am to 4 pm.
Sound Transit, after pressure from the Cascade Bicycle Club, has agreed to allow bikes on trains during Opening Weekend. There will be special bike corrals with plenty of spaces for bike parking at stations during launch weekend.

I’m volunteering as a bicycle attendant at Mount Baker station on Sunday, July 19 from 7 am to 4 pm.

]]> By: Pete Lorimer http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/#comment-54022 Pete Lorimer Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:11:08 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6276#comment-54022 Hey, I just tried another trip from Beacon hill to Rainier Beach (with the date set to 7/20) and it had me take LINK!! But oddly it had me head downtown via bus and catch it at the International District station even though I said my trip began at the Beacon Hill station: Itinerary #2 Walk NW from BEACON HILL LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION to Depart Beacon Ave S & S Lander St At 01:09 PM On Route MT 36 Downtown Seattle Arrive S Jackson St & 5th Ave S At 01:22 PM Walk 0.1 mile S to Depart Intl District Statio & Tunnel Sta.-BAY C At 01:30 PM On Route ST 599 Tukwilla Int'l Station Arrive ST Light Rail & Rainier Beach Statio At 01:49 PM
Hey, I just tried another trip from Beacon hill to Rainier Beach (with the date set to 7/20) and it had me take LINK!!

But oddly it had me head downtown via bus and catch it at the International District station even though I said my trip began at the Beacon Hill station:

Itinerary #2

Walk NW from BEACON HILL LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION to
Depart Beacon Ave S & S Lander St At 01:09 PM On Route MT 36 Downtown Seattle
Arrive S Jackson St & 5th Ave S At 01:22 PM
Walk 0.1 mile S to
Depart Intl District Statio & Tunnel Sta.-BAY C At 01:30 PM On Route ST 599 Tukwilla Int’l Station
Arrive ST Light Rail & Rainier Beach Statio At 01:49 PM

]]> By: Pete Lorimer http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/#comment-54020 Pete Lorimer Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:05:21 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6276#comment-54020 It looks like they're prepping for it though. When I mistyped Beacon Ave & Lander in the from box, it asked me to clarify if I meant Beacon Ave S & S Lander St, or Beacon Ave S and ST Light Rail. I selected ST Light Rail, bus it still had me take the 38 transferring to 174 to get to the 154th & International Blvd. Playing around further I see that typing in Link Station gives the following choices: BEACON HILL LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE) COLUMBIA CITY LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE/TUKWILA) MT BAKER LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE) OTHELLO LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE) RAINIER BEACH LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE) SODO LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE) STADIUM LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE) TUKWILA INTL BLVD STATION (in SEATTLE/SEATAC/TUKWILA)
It looks like they’re prepping for it though. When I mistyped Beacon Ave & Lander in the from box, it asked me to clarify if I meant Beacon Ave S & S Lander St, or Beacon Ave S and ST Light Rail. I selected ST Light Rail, bus it still had me take the 38 transferring to 174 to get to the 154th & International Blvd.

Playing around further I see that typing in Link Station gives the following choices:
BEACON HILL LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE)
COLUMBIA CITY LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE/TUKWILA)
MT BAKER LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE)
OTHELLO LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE)
RAINIER BEACH LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE)
SODO LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE)
STADIUM LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION (in SEATTLE)
TUKWILA INTL BLVD STATION (in SEATTLE/SEATAC/TUKWILA)

]]> By: Martin http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/#comment-54013 Martin Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:35:35 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6276#comment-54013 I just thought I would checkout my travel options on LINK, so I went to the Metro Trip Planner and entered some destinations, but it seems like the Trip Planner does not yet include LINK schedules and in fact LINK is not listed as one of the supported transit options. Will this change any time soon?
I just thought I would checkout my travel options on LINK, so I went to the Metro Trip Planner and entered some destinations, but it seems like the Trip Planner does not yet include LINK schedules and in fact LINK is not listed as one of the supported transit options. Will this change any time soon?

]]> By: phil on qa http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/09/light-rail-getting-there/#comment-54012 phil on qa Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:31:28 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6276#comment-54012 Good column! Love those comments.
Good column! Love those comments.

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