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Sound Transit
FTA Announces $790MM Grant, $629.5MM Loan for Sound Transit
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced a $790 million Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) with the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) for the Federal Way Link Extension Project in King County, Wash., via FTA’s Capital Investment Grant (CIG) Program.
Report: Sound Transit Top Safety Officer Out
According to a report from The Seattle Times, Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff has removed Chief Executive Safety and Quality Officer Salah Al-Tamimi, as a result of the fatal Amtrak Cascades passenger train derailment on Sound Transit-owned tracks in DuPont, Pierce County, in December 2017.
ARINC to Implement New Sound Transit PIMS
The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) plans to implement a new Passenger Information Management System (PIMS) with the help of the ARINC rail solutions team at Collins Aerospace Systems, a business unit of United Technologies Corp.
Commentary
Amtrak: Freedom From Responsibility is Illusory
THE FINANCIAL EDGE, MAY 2019 – In a recent TED talk, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey suggested that, in an attempt to combat abusive speech and harassment, Twitter would consider moving from threads written by individuals to topic threads. Dorsey suggested these interest networks would be easier to monitor for Twitter code of conduct breeches.
Sound Transit breaks ground on Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension
The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority has started the construction of a $217 million project to extend light rail 2.4-miles from downtown.
Butler moves up to CFO at Sound Transit
Sound Transit has appointed Tracy Butler, a longtime executive of the Seattle agency, as chief financial officer.
Sound Transit kicks off TOD project
In Seattle, residential and commercial development is planned around a new light rail station.
Seattle: One transit project progresses, while another is halted
The transit network in Seattle, Wash., had a good news/bad news situation last week as one light-rail project progressed, while work was halted on a streetcar project.
HDR to plan Tacoma Dome light rail extension
Engineering firm HDR has announced it will plan the final extension needed for Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) to complete light rail service between Seattle and Tacoma, Wash.