Michael Lindblom

Seattle

Transportation Reporter at Seattle Times

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Articles

Road deaths in WA fell last year but we're still far from 'Target Zero'

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Mike Lindblom |Michael Lindblom

Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s transportation issues to explore the policies and politics that determine how we get around and how billions of dollars in public money are spent. Traffic crashes in Washington killed 731 people last year, a modest improvement compared to the recent high of 809 deaths the year before.
Highway 18 interchange work to cause days of detours at I-90

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Mike Lindblom |Michael Lindblom

Washington state’s main driving route from Snoqualmie Pass to Auburn, Federal Way and Tacoma will be blocked for five days during reconstruction where I-90 exits into Highway 18. All Highway 18 lanes below the I-90 bridges at Exit 25/Snoqualmie Parkway will close from 9 p.m. Thursday, May 29 until 5 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, with detours that will likely cause lengthy delays on the already-clogged route.
Sound Transit joins lawsuit fighting Trump’s anti-DEI order

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Mike Lindblom |Michael Lindblom

Sound Transit board members voted Tuesday morning to join King County Metro’s lawsuit against the Trump administration, which has threatened to suspend federal grants to agencies unless they slash local diversity, equity and inclusion programs. “Nobody wants this,” said Sound Transit Chair Dave Somers, who is Snohomish County executive. Sound Transit says $82 million of its federal funds are at risk this year under Trump’s DEI executive order, Sound Transit staff says.
After I-90 light rail crossing this winter, Eastside will wait 20 years for more tracks

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Mike Lindblom |Michael Lindblom

Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s transportation issues to explore the policies and politics that determine how we get around and how billions of dollars in public money are spent. Now that Sound Transit has celebrated last weekend’s launch of Downtown Redmond and Marymoor Village light rail stations, bringing the total to 10 stops from Bellevue to Redmond, what’s ahead for mass transit on the Eastside?
Light rail grand opening in Redmond draws big crowds

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Nicholas Deshais |Mike Lindblom |Michael Lindblom

Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s transportation issues to explore the policies and politics that determine how we get around and how billions of dollars in public money are spent.
New light rail stations open Saturday: trails, shopping and King County's biggest park await

4 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Mike Lindblom |Michael Lindblom

Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s transportation issues to explore the policies and politics that determine how we get around and how billions of dollars in public money are spent. Sound Transit’s new Marymoor Village and Downtown Redmond stations, which open at noon Saturday, will provide more than a launchpad for commuters heading toward Microsoft’s campus, downtown Bellevue and someday Seattle.
After the Hood Canal Bridge shut down, a tugboat may have fixed it

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Mike Lindblom |Michael Lindblom

Following divers’ inspection and a test opening, the Hood Canal floating bridge was declared fit for normal operations Wednesday, in the wake of a drawspan stall that blocked Highway 104 for several hours Monday. The Washington State Department of Transportation notified the Coast Guard at 10 a.m. Wednesday the bridge could resume opening a full 600-foot-wide ship channel. There appears to be no damage to either the mechanical rollers that help open the bridge, or their electrical components.
Light rail ridership: Will new Redmond stations fill empty Eastside trains?

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Mike Lindblom |Michael Lindblom

Catch an Eastside light rail train some morning, and you’ll find room to stretch out. Two-car trains built to carry 300 people take only a couple of dozen. In March, a mere 3,240 passengers per day boarded the 6-mile starter line. For several months, ridership met or beat modest forecasts of 4,000 to 5,700 daily boardings, peaking at 6,668 in June, before dropping off in December.
WSDOT still seeking cause of Monday’s Hood Canal Bridge jam

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Mike Lindblom |Michael Lindblom

Although traffic is moving again over the Hood Canal floating bridge, state workers are still trying to locate a mechanical problem that caused the drawspan to be stuck open Monday for eight hours. Divers were to look for obstructions or damage on Tuesday, said Cara Mitchell, a regional spokesperson for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Until the issue is solved, WSDOT will provide marine openings of only 300 feet, or half the usual 600-foot breadth, as a precaution, she said.
King County sues Trump administration over homelessness, transit funding rules

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Mike Lindblom |Greg Kim |Michael Lindblom

The Seattle Times’ Project Homeless is supported by Campion Foundation, Raikes Foundation and Seattle Foundation. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over Project Homeless content. King County and seven other governments sued Friday to block Trump administration decrees that could halt millions of dollars for homeless aid and transit operations unless local agencies eradicate diversity, equity and inclusion programs.