Sound Transit
Union Station, Sound Transit's headquarters since 1999 | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | September 17, 1993 |
| Type | Regional transit authority |
| Jurisdiction | Seattle metropolitan area |
| Headquarters | Union Station 401 S. Jackson Street Seattle, Washington 47°35′55.32″N 122°19′42.6″W / 47.5987000°N 122.328500°W |
| Motto | "Ride the Wave" |
| Employees | 802[1] |
| Annual budget | $1.6 billion USD (2017) |
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| Website | soundtransit.org |
Sound Transit (ST), officially the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, is the public transit system in Seattle, Washington, United States. It covers Seattle and its close cities with light rail trains (called Link), commuter trains (Sounder), and buses (Sound Transit Express). Sound Transit gets its money from sales tax, property tax, and a fee on license plate stickers ("car tabs").
References
- ↑ "Accountability Audit Report: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit), For the period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017". Washington State Auditor. December 31, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
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