With the 1 and 2 Lines connected across Lake Washington, Sound Transit is looking to its next major projects.

Trains to West Seattle, Ballard, and Tacoma have all been approved by voters.

But it’s not all smooth sailing.

We’ll get into what we know about West Seattle's light rail journey with West Seattle Blog's Tracy Record.

Read some of her recent reporting on this here and here.

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With the 1 and 2 Lines connected across Lake Washington, Sound Transit is looking to its next major projects.
Trains to West Seattle, Ballard, and Tacoma have all been approved by voters.
But it&rsquo;s not all smooth sailing.
We&rsquo;ll get into what we know about West Seattle's light rail journey with West Seattle Blog's Tracy Record.
Read some of her recent reporting on this <a href="https://westseattleblog.com/2026/04/video-we-are-going-to-get-to-west-seattle-sound-transit-promises-overflow-crowd-at-light-rail-forum/">here</a> and <a href="https://westseattleblog.com/2026/03/light-rail-more-cost-cutting-possibilities-presented-at-sound-transit-board-retreat-including-deferring-west-seattle/">here</a>.
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With the 1 and 2 Lines connected across Lake Washington, Sound Transit is looking to its next major projects.  Trains to West Seattle, Ballard, and Tacoma have all been approved by voters.  But it’s not all smooth sailing.  We’ll get into what we know about West Seattle's light rail journey with West Seattle Blog's Tracy Record.