Michael Lindblom

Seattle

Transportation Reporter at Seattle Times

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Articles

Light rail grand opening in Redmond draws big crowds

4 days 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

5 days 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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.
Seattle I-5 lanes closing at night for overpass repairs

2 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. As many as seven Interstate 5 lanes will close overnight through downtown Seattle this week, while crews finish replacing sidewalk guardrails overhead along Pine and Pike streets.
WA to keep transportation projects afloat with higher taxes

2 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. State lawmakers have stitched together a new transportation spending plan that keeps dollars flowing toward Washington’s main highway expansions and might prevent further delays to replace worn-out state ferries.
WA lawmakers pump higher gas taxes into their empty budget tank

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

Washington state lawmakers say they’ve agreed on a 6-cent gasoline tax increase starting July 1, along with other revenues that would avert cutbacks in promised highway and ferry construction. Over six years, the plan would add $3.2 billion to the transportation budget, which has been shellacked by runaway inflation this decade. Senate Bill 5801 passed the Senate on a 31-17 vote Friday evening and includes compromises with the House, virtually assuring final passage this weekend.
San Juan Islands get walk-on ferry this spring

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. San Juan Islands travelers this spring can now choose to walk aboard a water taxi, rather than wait on Washington State Ferries boats that often run late.