Episode

With Sound Transit $hortfall, Ballard is chopped (for now)

Podcast: Seattle Now
Published: Jun 1, 2026
Duration seconds: 892
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Summary

Sound transit board members made painful cuts to account for the agency’s multi-billion dollar shortfall. Seattle Times transportation reporter Mike Lindbloom is here to talk about which projects are still on track and which ones have been derailed.