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	Freeway\|Monorail - Sound Transit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Sound Transit is also currently lobbying the state legislature for up to $500 million to construct the 3.4 mile segment between the University of Washington and Northgate, despite statements within the initiative that the state would not be financially burdened.
		Sound Transit calls its system a "starter" system in part to justify the fact that it is not regional and in part to justify continued requests for more public money.
		Sound Transit is a 19th Century model of urban transportation predicated on a 19th Century model of urban settlement patterns (streetcar suburbs) which utilizes 19th Century technology (trolleys) and provides a 19th Century experience ("man-sewers").
	www.freewaymonorail.org /sound_transit.htm (1109 words)

	King County Superior Court \| The Ruling on Sane Transit v Sound Transit
		Sound Transit is a regional transit authority governed by an appointed board of elected officials, serving Snohomish, King, and Pierce Counties.
		Sound Transit has indicated its desire to be able to extend the 14-mile line to complete substantial portions of the remaining seven miles with extended anticipated funding.
		Sound Transit acknowledges, however, that it cannot state with certainty which portions of the remaining seven miles of the line will be built because it does not yet know either the cost to construct the other segments or the amount of funding that will be available.
	www.metrokc.gov /kcsc/rulings/sanefinal.htm (6046 words)

	Sound Transit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was formed in 1993 by the Snohomish, King, and Pierce County Councils.
		Sound Transit's bus fleet is operated by local transit authorities Community Transit, Metro Transit, and Pierce Transit.
		Sound Transit operates the Sounder Commuter Rail, a commuter rail service between Everett and Seattle, and between Seattle and Tacoma.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sound_Transit (321 words)

	Sound Transit operations called unique
		Sound Transit's bus service is not as cost-effective or cost-efficient as that of other transit agencies around the country, according to the preliminary findings of a consultant hired by a performance audit committee.
		Sound Transit's performance indicators, such as the cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness measures, should become part of its annual budget, she said.
		Sound Transit buses operated by Metro, Community Transit and Pierce Transit should have the same levels of cleanliness and standards for handling customer complaints, she said.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /transportation/173114_transit13.html (1043 words)

	Sound Transit warned on costs
		A citizen panel has warned Sound Transit that the cost of running its regional transit system could rise more than the agency has predicted, and the higher costs could eat into the dollars spent to provide more trains and buses as the agency expands.
		Sound Transit's operations budgets and costs have risen substantially more than 5 percent in the past four years -- 8 percent from 2002 to 2003, 16 percent from 2003 to 2004 and 12 percent from 2004 to 2005, based on the 2005 estimate.
		Joni Earl, Sound Transit's chief executive, told board members Thursday that she and her staff will have a response to the panel's letter and analyze its estimates.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /transportation/255584_transit13.html (810 words)

	Report: Pierce Transit Seeks Sales Tax Increase (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Sound Transit routes accounted for 1.8 million of the bus riders in 2001.
		In King County, the rate is 8.8 percent within the Sound Transit district and 8.4 percent elsewhere.
		The parts of the Pierce Transit area that are west of Puget Sound and adjacent to Kitsap County would have a rate of 8.4 percent.
	www.researchcouncil.org /Reports/2002/PTBonds/TransitBonds.htm (1708 words)

	REPORT CARD FOR SOUND TRANSIT
		Sound Transit's 1996 promise, and current policy, is to recover 40 percent of its trains' operating costs from fare box revenues during Phase I, 1996-2010.
		Yet Sound Transit repeatedly claimed it had thoroughly studied that segment for a decade, and insisted that its viability and cost estimate were solid and reliable.
		Sound Transit's current over-all projection for 2010 is merely 42 percent of that in 1996, with every component falling short.
	www.bettertransport.info /pitf/STreportcard.htm (5054 words)

	Why build Link Light Rail? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		And Sound Transit’s full ownership of 21 miles of track between Tacoma and the Thurston County line (at the Nisqually River) will give the public full control of the segment’s future.
		Sound Transit currently operates three daily round-trips between Seattle and Tacoma.
		Sound Transit is also adding a 6:30 am northbound train that will leave the Tacoma Dome Station every weekday morning between the current 6:15 am and 6:45 am trains.
	www.permanentdefense.org /SoundTransit/Sounder.html (758 words)

	Washington Policy Center • Publications
		Comparing Sound Transit’s ridership projections with the total cost of both phases reveals that the cost to move one passenger from a private automobile to the Sound Transit system is relatively expensive.
		According to Sound Transit, Option B will generate about 42,000 more riders than Option A. This is not surprising because Option B proposes more transit capacity than the smaller Option A. But what is surprising is the cost-per-person for Option B, $89,826, is actually smaller than Option A, $90,066.
		Under both phases, Sound Transit claims spending a combined $27 billion to $35 billion to expand the region’s public transportation network is justified by the need to keep pace with the projected population increases and congestion relief.
	www.washingtonpolicy.org /Transportation/PN_0617CostofSoundTransit.html (1382 words)

	Getting Ready for Rails (Seattle Weekly)
		Sound Transit is on time and under budget—if you don't count the first five years.
		Sound Transit's express-bus and heavy-rail projects have mostly succeeded, but the light-rail system proposed in the Sound Move regional transit plan approved by voters in 1996 was to stretch 21 miles at a cost of $2.36 billion — around the current price tag for just the 14-mile segment.
		Sound Transit's express-bus and heavy-rail projects have mostly succeeded, but the light-rail system proposed in the Sound Move regional transit plan approved by voters in 1996 was to stretch 21 miles at a cost of $2.36 billion—around the current price tag for just the 14-mile segment.
	www.seattleweekly.com /news/0606/sound-transit.php (1301 words)

	Regional Affairs: Sound Transit
		Sound Transit has published an addendum to the North Link Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) to provide information and analysis for a proposed design modification to the Montlake route alternatives evaluated in the Draft SEIS.
		The agreement was the result of two years of negotiations between UW staff and faculty from over a dozen offices and departments on campus and Sound Transit officials.
		The final agreement responds to UW concerns by outlying the conditions under which Sound Transit will be permitted to use UW property.
	www.washington.edu /community/transit (441 words)

	Seattle Channel - Sound Transit Light Rail In-depth
		Its part of Sound Transit's Link Light Rail service that will run from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) to Northgate with southern sections of the Link Light Rail expected to be operational by 2009.
		Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel was closed in September 2005 in order for Sound Transit to retrofit the tunnel for buses and light rail service.
		Sound Transit holds a media event to announce the completion of their first two light rail stations - SODO and Stadium.
	www.seattlechannel.org /issues/soundTransit.asp (1521 words)

	HeraldNet: Sound Transit's tax area may grow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Leaders are working to merge a three-county road-building tax package with Sound Transit's plan to ask voters for as much as $1 billion for Snohomish County transit projects.
		Sound Transit is open to a joint ballot initiative, said Mark Olson, vice chairman of the agency's governing board and an Everett councilman.
		No transit projects have been identified in the expansion areas, but agency rules require that all money collected in a newly annexed area is spent in those communities for at least three years, Olson said.
	www.heraldnet.com /stories/06/02/07/100loc_a1transit001.cfm (1198 words)

	HeraldNet: Sound Transit approves long-term expansion plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The Sound Transit Board last week unanimously approved an amended long-range plan that sets the stage for determining the next round of service and construction projects for the regional transit agency.
		Ladenburg said over the next several months, Sound Transit will work with communities to determine the highest priorities in technology, service and construction to help the board shape Sound Transit 2, the ballot item that is scheduled to go to voters in 2006.
		Also, Sound Transit's ST Express bus network includes 19 routes, more than 10,000 new park-and-ride parking spots, and new infrastructure such as direct-access freeway ramps that allow buses to avoid congestion.
	heraldnet.com /stories/05/07/10/100loc_soundtransit001.cfm (509 words)

	Sound Transit FAQ
		Sound Transit highly discourages consultants from lobbying board members in an attempt to influence the procurement of a contract.
		General Policy: Sound Transit encourages the submittal of proposals from firms certified as Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises by the State of Washington, or from firms that are participants in the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) program.
		Proposers are advised that Sound Transit promotes and encourages M/W/DBE participation on its contracts and is interested in proposals that reasonably involve such participation as prime contractors, joint venture partners, or subcontractors.
	www.djc.com /special/rta/faq.html (1745 words)

	Sound Transit car-tab tax upheld \| TheNewsTribune.com \| Tacoma, WA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The court suggested that Sound Transit is free to pay off the bonds with other revenue and end the motor-vehicle excise tax, but said that’s beyond the court’s authority to order.
		Sound Transit sold $350 million in bonds in 1999, pledging car-tab money and sales tax receipts to pay off the principal and interest over 30 years.
		He said Sound Transit has a clear obligation to pay off the bonds, but had no legal authority to pledge the car tab money until the bonds are retired, since it’s always possible for any tax to be repealed.
	www.thenewstribune.com /news/northwest/story/6271921p-5472286c.html (1211 words)

	Sound Transit plan irks Reardon - News - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Sound Transit staff last week floated a proposal to move $350 million to $400 million in future tax revenue from Snohomish County south.
		Sound Transit officials had hoped to get light rail to Northgate during the first phase of Sound Transit, which is winding down now.
		Sound Transit staff is again crunching the numbers, trying to come up with a scenario where the Northgate extension can be built sooner, light rail to Lynnwood is not compromised and a minimal amount of Snohomish County tax dollars are spent in King County, said Geoff Patrick, a Sound Transit spokesman.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/16106490 (1093 words)

	Update On Sound Transit - Municipal League of King County
		In November 2000, Sound Transit’s Executive Director Bob White announced that the new estimated cost to complete the complex Link Tunnel from downtown to the University district had increased from the original $500 million to $800 million.
		Sound Transit’s goal in the period between December 14th and January 11, 2001 was to provide outreach to the public, receive public comments and hold a dialogue with communities affected by the project revisions.
		Sound Transit staff recommended that, in the future, year of expenditure (YOE) dollars be the base to eliminate any confusion.
	www.munileague.org /muninews/2001-02/soundtransit.htm (1275 words)

	Transportation Choices Coalition: Sound Transit 2
		In 1996, voters in the urban areas of King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties approved "Sound Move," a ballot measure to build the first phase of a regional transit system to connect regional employment and population centers in the Puget Sound area.
		Right now Sound Transit is in the planning stages for its next round of regional transportation investments for King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties.
		That's why we're working with Sound Transit to include high capacity transit (light rail or bus rapid transit) to the Eastside, light rail to Northgate, more frequent Sounder and Regional Express bus service, bicycle and pedestrian paths, and strong transit-oriented development and commute trip reduction incentives in the next ballot measure.
	www.transportationchoices.org /SoundTransit2.asp (408 words)

	Sound Transit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Sound Transit is working to expand the central Puget Sound mass transit system to meet the challenges facing the region with 1.2 million more people living here by 2030.
		Three draft investment scenarios for expanding the regional transit system were approved by the Sound Transit Board of Directors and released for public comment on July 13, 2006.
		Sound Transit is holding public meetings to present information, answer questions and listen to feedback.
	survey.soundtransit.org /nsurvey/pop_survey.aspx?surveyid=17 (244 words)

	The Stranger \| Seattle \| Slog: The Stranger's Blog \| Transit + Roads = Single Subject? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Sound Transit Poll taken within the RTA district boundary, on October 14-17, by Evans-McDonough, sample-size 800, margin of error + or - 3.5 points.
		Sound Transit spokesperson Ric Ilgenfritz just called back to give me Sound Transit’s position on combining RTID and light rail expansion into one ballot initiative.
		I can only guess their fear is that Sound Transit 2 is going to top 50%, but RTID is going to come up short.
	www.thestranger.com /blog/2006/12/transit_roads_single.php (1825 words)

	Kirkland Transit Center
		Sound Transit is designing and constructing a transit center at Third Street between Central Way and Kirkland Avenue.
		The transit center will have at least four bus bays and may include bicycle racks and lockers, signage and other information/way finding, shelter from the elements, waiting areas, pedestrian crossings, traffic reduction and/ or calming, and other pedestrian safety elements as required, trash receptacles, benches, landscaping, and public art.
		Sound Transit, the City of Kirkland, and King County Metro considered the feedback from both workshops and the Open House in the further refinement, development, analysis, and evaluation of the three alternatives stakeholders chose during the second Workshop.
	www.kirklandtransitcenter.org (966 words)

	Seattle Area Transit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Sound Transit reports that the $225 million project can be completed by December 2009 with funds that are available combined with funds that can be made available.
		Sound Transit has approved a Smart Card System for paying for fares and providing a convenient means of transfer from one route to another.
		The modes of mass transit that I think would work best in the Seattle area are different from those that I think would work best in areas with mostly flat terrain, with significantly lower or higher population, or with significantly lower or higher population densities.
	www.eskimo.com /~robertf/transit (1444 words)

	OpinionJournal - Cross Country
		Sound Transit, a regional agency, is obsessed with building a cost-ineffective light-rail system.
		Washington state law provides that transit agencies and regional transit authorities may operate rail service where it is competitive in cost with bus, bus rapid transit and other technologies.
		Both Sound Transit's light rail and its intercity Sounder service have cost far more than alternatives, the prices of which were not presented.
	www.opinionjournal.com /cc/?id=110007712 (954 words)

	Sound Politics: [un]Sound Transit Archives
		Sound Transit has released a Christmas wish list that would give Santa Claus an aneurysm: If Sound Transit asked voters to pay for all the projects it's considering for its next regional package, the price would easily top $12 billion....
		Sound Transit breaks yet another promise: Sound Transit says it won't be able to run more Sounder commuter-rail trains between Tacoma and Seattle until 2007...
		Sound Transit runs three trains from Tacoma to Seattle each weekday morning and three...
	www.soundpolitics.com /archives/cat_unsound_transit.html (1241 words)

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