#BuildTheDamnTrains
The people are eager
March 28, 2026 at 10:29 PM
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Sign up to march for Ballard light rail!

tinyurl.com/ballardrail

#buildthedamntrains
April 6, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Did you know this is what Downtown Redmond looks like? Well now you do. Low rise has become a dense neighborhood - and the train station to Bellevue, Seattle, and beyond is right here as well. #BuildMoreHomes #BuildTheDamnTrains
March 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Build.
The.
Damn.
Trains.

#BuildTheDamnTrains
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I RODE A TRAIN ACROSS A LAKE TODAY! IT WAS ON A FLOATING BRIDGE! We are capable of building awesome things. Now we just need to make sure we get out of our own way and #BuildTheDamnTrains
March 28, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Last weekend I took a barely necessary train ride to beacon hill with older daughter. Today I took a less necessary train ride to Alderwood mall with other daughter. #buildthedamntrains
May 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM
SB 6309 is permitting acupuncture. By allowing Sound Transit to purchase property while filing permits, it can cut 2 years off delivering light rail.

Thanks for everyone who answered our call & signed in pro. And thanks to @governorferguson.bsky.social for making it law.

Let’s #buildthedamntrains
March 24, 2026 at 1:33 AM
The people don’t want deliberations, station cuts, red tape, and 6 more years of community outreach, they want to #buildthedamntrains
How long do you think the 2 Line connection line is at Judkins Park on Opening Day in Seattle?
March 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM
BREAKING: A new bill introduced by Sen. Marko Liias would give @sound-transit.bsky.social the financial flexibility it needs to #BuildTheDamnTrains. #waleg

senatedemocrats.wa.gov/liias/2026/0...
Liias introduces bill to allow Sound Transit to issue 75-year general obligation bonds - Sen. Marko Liias
Putting People First
senatedemocrats.wa.gov
January 15, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Across the country people are looking to our region with envy. Sound Transit is opening new stations. Cities are building housing near transit and people are riding light rail. We are winning!

Let’s keep building a network that best serves transit riders. #BuildTheDamnTrains
Transit advocates in the Puget Sound region are in a position of strength but act like we are in a position of weakness. We assume it’s still 2005, when ST was fighting for its life and the public was lukewarm at best.

But it’s 2025. ST is thriving and the public is eager for more.
December 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Even though I'm a big Seattle booster, regionalism is important to solve regional issues! Get involved with @transpochoices.bsky.social's #BuildTheDamnTrains campaign: transportationchoices.org/get-involved/
Get Involved - Transportation Choices Coalition
transportationchoices.org
March 24, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Thanks! We’re trying hard over here and hoping to #buildthedamntrains everywhere.
May 8, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Shoutouts to @kirkhovenkotter.com @transpochoices.bsky.social @seattlesubway.org @benbroes.bsky.social @marciapeterson.bsky.social @cmtmosqueda.bsky.social @intcreator.com and so many others who I’m surely and inadvertently leaving out. The movement is growing to #BuildTheDamnTrains
March 26, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Email the board! Tell them to #BuildTheDamnTrains already, no more stalling, no taking Ballard off the list.
The best way to do that is to email the Sound Transit board right now and urge them to vote NO on the Somers resolution. They make it easy to email them: just send it to emailtheboard@soundtransit.org. Nice and simple!
Board of Directors | Board members | Sound Transit
The board includes three members from Snohomish County, ten from King County, four from Pierce County and the secretary of the Washington State Department of Tr
www.soundtransit.org
May 27, 2026 at 12:25 AM
General public is 4x more likely to read the our FULL white paper than @sound-transit.bsky.social staff and consultants.

What conclusions should I draw from that?

#saveballardrail #abundance #st3 #buildthedamntrains
April 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Ballard now will have two missing links.

#saveballardrail
#buildthedamntrains
May 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
It is our job as the public to demand that our elected leaders use every lever they have to build out our light rail system. We do not need to accept these options. The board can simplify station design, identify additional revenue and work towards better solutions. #BuildTheDamnTrains
Would you like: West Seattle Link or South Kirkland-Issaquah.

Seattle Center or Smith Cove.

Or option three: everybody gets a stub.
March 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Some good ideas here from Issaquah leaders Mark Mullet, @kellyjiang.bsky.social, and @kevinnichols.org. I particularly like Tax Increment Financing and giving Sound Transit its own permitting authority. Let's get it done and #BuildTheDamnTrains!
Want Sound Transit to expand faster and for less money? Here's how | Op-Ed
Issaquah city officials make their case for how to offer solutions to help ST deliver rail projects faster.
www.seattletimes.com
March 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM
May 12, 2026 at 1:05 AM
My op-ed with @kevinnichols.org and Mayor Mullet is in the Seattle Times today! Cities should come to the table with streamlined permitting, a collaborative approach, and skin in the game. Let’s #buildthedamntrains! www.seattletimes.com/opinion/want...
Want Sound Transit to expand faster and for less money? Here's how | Op-Ed
Issaquah city officials make their case for how to offer solutions to help ST deliver rail projects faster.
www.seattletimes.com
March 28, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Want to help #BuildTheDamnTrains? Senate Bill 6148 would give Sound Transit the financial flexibility it needs by allowing it to issue 75-year bonds. The sooner we build light rail projects, the sooner we get working families out of traffic.

Learn more: transportationchoices.org/action-alert...
Action Alert: Help Get Light Rail Built Faster!
SB 6148 has a hearing in the Senate Transportation Committee on Monday, January 19th, at 4 PM. Here are two quick ways you can help support this bill.
transportationchoices.org
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
The ridiculous number of security people I see standing around doing nothing at all the train stations is a huge waste of money.
#BuildTheDamnTrains
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
November 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Proud to be a part of a city government that is pushing towards lower costs system wide, so we can #buildthedamntrains from Ballard to Issaquah, and all points spine wide.
The Issaquah City Council just unanimously approved a resolution expressing a commitment to "supporting and streamlining permitting" for the future Sound Transit 4 Line. The resolution includes specific language around potential self-permitting in Issaquah for Sound Transit.
May 19, 2026 at 5:05 AM