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

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Podcast: [Seattle Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/seattle-now-496157)
Published: 2026-06-01T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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.

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