This is pretty cool:
The video was made by Herrenknecht Tunnelling Systems USA, and posted to Youtube by Sound Transit.
Reconsidering Bay Configuration in the DSTT
Riders who frequent the downtown transit tunnel (DSTT) during peak hours are commonly prone to lapses of frustration and impatience when a slow crawl of buses often lead to increased travel times, and even missed transfers. A lot of what affects joint operations and just tunnel bus operations in general is the placement of the bus bays.
The current configuration separates buses by origin/destination regardless whether or not the route is inbound or outbound—east King buses stop at Bay B heading north and Bay D heading south, while north and south King buses stop at Bay A heading north and Bay C heading south.
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