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A Labour councillor has been elected as the new mayor of Wrexham during a meeting where sound issues left public viewers unable to hear him speak.

A new law allows Sound Transit to run city-specific ballot measures that would fund faster project delivery, expanded service or better infrastructure.

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The elevated tracks running through Northgate. (Sound Transit) Sound Transit has an $11.5 billion hole in its budget to finish ST-3, approved by voters in 2016. The board will have to make some tough choices of cutting projects, delaying projects, and other ways to make up the gap. It also wants the public’s help in deciding on priorities. We’ve spent the last year discussing how badly the pandemic and resulting recession hit Sound Transit’s funding. Buying land and building massive proje...

Price Tag Jumps for Seattle Light Rail Projects Land values and construction costs have increased since voters approved the Sound Transit 3 ballot initiative. January 12, 2021, 9am PST | James Brasuell | "Cost estimates for extending Sound Transit light rail to both Ballard and West Seattle have risen by about $5 billion," reports Michelle Baruchman. That increase amounts to 50 percent of the previously estimated cost of extending light rail on either end of the Sound Transit system. "Soun...

1 month ago Your assertion that aerial gondola systems don’t “offer sufficient capacity or expandability to meet West Seattle’s needs long-term” is inaccurate. At 4500 passengers per hour, SkyLink will offer more than twice as much capacity as Sound Transit predicts West Seattle will need by 2040. Also, aerial systems are easily expandable, as they offer different system capacities for different throughput requirements. The SkyLink 3S system could be expanded from the Junction ar...