The Associated Press reported Sunday that passenger trains are running again on a stretch of railroad tracks north of Seattle that was closed because of a mudslide. Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas said Sunday that the commuter train service resumed at 6:15 a.m. Passenger trains had been blocked for 48 hours as a [...]
Sound Transit reports that Northline Sounder and Amtrak RailPlus service between Seattle and Everett will not be available on Friday afternoon, March 12, due to a mudslide just south of Edmonds. Here is the afternoon back-up bus service for Friday afternoon, northbound: – Seattle-Everett: Four Starline charter buses will depart the 4th and Jackson at approximately [...]
Washington State Department of Transportation staff will update the Edmonds City Council Tuesday night on a project to build a pedestrian bridge aimed at providing a safe walking route for those going to and from the Edmonds Ferry Terminal Building. The council meeting starts an hour earlier than usual – at 6 p.m. – in the council chambers [...]
Edmonds police blocked off Highway 99 north and southbound between 236th and 238th Streets while they investigated a car-pedestrian collision that occurred Sunday evening. According to Sgt. Don Anderson, the victim “has serious injuries but is alive.” Leslie Hynes, spokesperson for Snohomish County Fire District No. 1, said that firefighters were dispatched to the scene [...]
If you ride Northline Sounder and Amtrak RailPlus service between Seattle and Edmonds, you are out of luck for a few days, thanks to a mudslide south of Edmonds. For now, the following service has been canceled: -Tuesday, Jan 19 for the afternoon commute -Wednesday, Jan 20, for the entire day -Thursday, Jan 21 for [...]
Starting Monday, Edmonds commuters who use the Highway 99 corridor between Aurora Village and Everett can take advantage of Swift service with 12 stations instead of the usual 50 stops. To celebrate, Community Transit is hosting a community celebration at the Crossroads Station, Highway 99 and 196th Street in Lynnwood, from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, [...]
A 63-year-old Edmonds man, who was severely injured this morning when his van was rear-ended by a pick-up truck and pushed into another vehicle at the corner of 220th Street Southwest and 76th Avenue West, has died at Harborview Medical Center. According to Sgt. Mike Blackburn of the Edmonds Police Department, the identities of the [...]
It’s called Swift for a reason. Community Transit will unveil a new 17-mile transit service along Highway 99 at the end of November that promises to cut 25 percent off the travel time from the Aurora Village Transit Center through Edmonds to downtown Everett. Known as bus rapid transit, or BRT, the Swift system includes [...]
The Edmonds City Council will tackle a meaty agenda tonight – in more ways than one. The council will hold a public hearing and then vote on a preferred scenario for City of Edmonds fire services, based on current budget forecasts; will discuss a 2009 City Transportation Plan that prioritizes pedestrian and non-motorized projects, and [...]
Starting today (Tuesday, Oct. 6), 72nd Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Olympic View Drive and 181st Street, according to the City of Edmonds. The road detour is expected to last two weeks around the clock. The detour will have flaggers present between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through [...]
The 5th Avenue and South Dayton Street intersection in downtown Edmonds will be closed starting Monday, Oct. 5 to replace deteriorating pedestrian crosswalks. The intersection closure, running through Oct. 9, will help expedite the removal of the existing concrete crosswalks and placement of new decorative crosswalks, according to the City of Edmonds. The existing crosswalks [...]
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