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Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. With the one and two 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 in a minute, but first, let's get you caught up.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson says the city needs to grow taller, denser, and faster to address

the housing crisis. She's proposed speeding up Seattle's and faster to address the housing crisis.

She's proposed speeding up Seattle's growth plan to build more housing near transit and neighborhood centers.

Meanwhile, there are two public hearings today where you can weigh in on the next phase of the comprehensive plan.

This morning's meeting at 9.30 is virtual. This afternoon's at 3 is in person. Traffic fatalities in Washington

State are finally going down. The Seattle Times reports they declined 12% in 2025 compared to the

year before. That comes after several years of increasing traffic deaths, hitting a three-decade

high in 2023. Officials with the State Traffic Safety

Commission told the times the downward trend reflects a return to pre-pandemic driving behavior.

During the pandemic, alcohol use increased, and there was a nationwide uptick in speeding,

reckless driving, and other unsafe behavior. And heads up, friends, in Tacoma.

Sound Transit's T-line service will be suspended, beginning at 6 tonight until Thursday.

Buses will replace trains across the entire four-mile stretch arriving on the normal T-line schedule.

Sound Transit crews are replacing a broken rail. We'll be back with more headlines

on tonight's episode of Seattle now. Sound Transit doesn't have enough money to tackle its plans to

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