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Project update

A rendering at 60% design for the South Renton Transit Center. This design is subject to change.

September webinar and in-person pop-up on the South Renton Transit Center design

If you live, work, or take transit in Renton, we’d like to share updates on the South Renton Transit Center! We’re holding a live virtual webinar and an in-person pop-up in September to share project updates and designs for the South Renton Transit Center, answer questions, and collect input from transit riders.

Mark your calendar for either of these two options:

• Thursday, Sept. 14: 12–1 p.m. (virtual webinar)
• Wednesday, Sept. 20: 6:30–8 a.m. (pop-up) at the South Renton Park-and-Ride Lot

For more information about the upcoming webinars and how to attend, sign up for our project email updates.

Youth at the Renton BBQ participate in an activity led by Sound Transit staff and learn more about Stride bus rapid transit.

Come see us in Burien on Sept. 23

Our outreach team has been hosting booths along the corridor, including most recently at the Renton Summer BBQ. We encourage you to stop by and say hello at our final event of the summer at the B-Town Fiesta in Burien. Check out our table to learn about progress on the Stride S1 Line and get an update specific to your neighborhood.

When?

Saturday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Where?

Burien Town Square

Stride lines of service on a map of I-405 and SR 522.

Sound Transit sets baseline budget, schedule for Stride bus rapid transit

On July 27, the Sound Transit Board adopted a final budget and schedule for the new Stride bus rapid transit (BRT) service, including a new bus base and BRT lines on I-405. Sound Transit expects to begin construction of some project elements this year and to open for service between 2027 and 2029.

When Stride begins operating, trips between Bellevue and Burien will take approximately 40 minutes; trips between Lynnwood and Bellevue will take approximately 35 minutes. These travel times are 20 minutes faster (on average) than current ST Express bus service in these areas.

Bus Base North

The Bus Base North will be the first Sound Transit bus operations and maintenance base, serving the full Stride BRT fleet and a portion of the ST Express fleet with a total capacity of 120 buses. The facility, which will be open 24 hours a day all year long, will provide storage, maintenance, charging, fueling, washing, and repairs, and will deploy the bus fleet.

The Stride bus fleet will include Sound Transit's first battery-electric buses, providing a cleaner, more sustainable way to travel in the region. There will be a fleet of double-decker buses on S1 and S2, and 60-foot articulated buses on S3. Coaches will be in operation most of the day, charging each time they lay over at route termini.

The BBN is expected to open for service in the fourth quarter of 2027. The approved budget for the Bus Base North is $499.5 million.

I-405 Stride Bus Rapid Transit

The I-405 BRT project will establish a BRT system from the Lynnwood Transit Center to the Burien Transit Center via I-5, I-405, and SR 518. The project consists of several elements, including new and upgraded transit centers, limited new park-and-ride lot capacity, freeway BRT stations, and non-motorized access improvements to the stations. Sound Transit components that are within WSDOT’s I-405, Brickyard to SR 527 Improvement Project are part of the I-405 BRT north line (S2). The I-405 BRT will connect to the regional transit system at three Link light rail stations and the SR 522/NE 145th BRT line.

The Stride S1 Line between Burien and Bellevue is expected to open in the third quarter of 2028, and the Stride S2 Line between Lynnwood and Bellevue is expected to open in the second quarter of 2029.

The approved budget for the I-405 BRT project is $1.27 billion.

More project info: soundtransit.org/system-expansion/stride-bus-rapid-transit

Get in touch: brt@soundtransit.org or 206-553-3412