The history of Link light rail was writ large on the Northgate Link’s opening day. The entry point for my first ride to Northgate Station on Link light rail was Capitol Hill. It was early in the morning on the opening day, although so not as early as I
Northgate Link, which just opened as of today, has already transformed the neighborhoods surrounding the three stations on the extension. Northgate Station still does feel like it’s plopped into a mall parking lot, though that will change in time. Roosevelt feels the most completed, having undergone a transition to
At 4:51am this morning, the Northgate Link extension officially opened to the public. Many riders were in attendance for the occasion rising to cheers, whistles, and claps as the 1 Line welcomed them aboard and visited its three new stations. Families, neighbors, and transit enthusiasts filled platforms, but the
Already the destination for many transit riders, the U District Station offers the most reasons to visit for light rail riders on its opening, October 2nd. Food and retail are easily more numerous and diverse in the U District when compared to Northgate and Roosevelt. The source of overwhelming advantage
It isn’t every day that a city welcomes three new light rail stations that will provide thousands of people easy access to the magic of mass transit. The Northgate Link light rail expansion is a major achievement, and it deserves to be celebrated in a big way. To mark
With the Northgate link light rail extension coming online, tens of thousands of additional daily riders are estimated to use the region’s light rail system. If you’re expecting to be one of those new riders or an preexisting one, there’s good reason to stop at the new
When we last covered new development coming to the Roosevelt Station area, the Link light rail Northgate extension was still over two years away from opening. Back then, Roosevelt Station was already on the outer perimeter of a growing cluster of old and new mid-rise apartment buildings. For the past
From ice skating to disc golf, the Northgate Station area offers activities to work up an appetite, as well as globe-spanning cuisine to satisfy it. So, you’ve taken the light rail up the new Northgate Station and you’re looking for things to explore and do. Well, Northgate has
Transportation infrastructure for walking and biking in the Northgate Station area has received a boost as Link light rail arrives in the neighborhood. With Northgate’s light rail station opening imminent, let’s revisit the station area’s existing and incoming conditions. The entrance of Link light rail into Northgate
Yesterday, we showed you inside U District Station, and now here’s Northgate. On October 2nd, Northgate Station will become the northern terminus of Sound Transit’s 1 Line for three years until the Lynnwood Link extension opens. Serving Seattle’s northernmost urban center, Northgate Station’s new transit bays
After opening to the public on October 2nd, the U District Link light rail station is expected to receive the lion’s share of the 50,000 daily riders that the three new stations on the Northgate Link extension are projected to add. However, it was pretty quiet as a
What you need to know about transit service and special events for the Northgate extension opening on October 2nd. It’s a mere two and a half weeks to the opening of the 4.3-mile Northgate Link extension, which will add three more stations to Seattle’s light rail line.
Ahead of the Northgate Link extension opening, King County Metro has quietly unveiled new area maps that will be located within light rail stations and at bus bays. The maps share some similarities to existing frequency area maps found in Downtown Seattle, but provide enhanced and streamlined details for riders.
When we last covered highrise development in the U District, there were only eight highrise projects somewhere along the permitting and construction process. That number has doubled. Even if we exclude the projects that have seemingly stalled, quite the skyline is starting to potentially form north of the Ship Canal.
In the past two decades, development in and around Northgate has, for the most part, been a bit sleepy. Every few years a new project would complete, but in 2019 three apartment buildings opened. With the Northgate light rail extension to begin service on October 2nd, several projects are currently
The Northgate Link Extension will open in 2021, but the neighborhoods around the stations are already transforming. We’re taking a closer look at the build-up happening in each neighborhood in a three-part series that already examined Northgate and Roosevelt. Trip times to Capitol Hill, Downtown, and other destinations served
The Roosevelt neighborhood has the makings of a huge transit-oriented development success story. A building boom is underway, protected bike lanes have recently gone in, and the station site will be home to an affordable housing complex right around the time trains begin operating. Northgate Link, along with an underground
Northgate Link will arrive in 2021, but the neighborhoods around the stations are already transforming. We’re going to take a closer look at the build-up happening in each neighborhood in a series starting with Northgate and then working our way back to the University District. With trip times to
Construction on the Northgate Link extension is moving ahead on-time and under budget. Sound Transit reports that the project is about $52 million under budget (total budget is approximately $1.9 billion) for a 4.3-mile extension of light rail opening in fall 2021. Most of the extension will be