Sound Transit – Link Light Rail

Seattle, United States

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History

Established in 1999.

Sound Transit operates Link light rail service from the airport to downtown Seattle, regional express buses, and commuter rail in the Puget Sound area, as well as constructing capital projects in support and expansion of those services.

Meet the Business Owner

Joni E.

Business Owner

From Crosscut:

«Joni Earl, a 1975 graduate of Washington State University, came to Sound Transit as chief operating officer in 2000, and became CEO in 2001…

[In 2003, under her leadership,] the U.S. Department of Transportation’s inspector general had given the agency a clean bill of financial and management health, clearing the way for granting a half-​billion dollars in federal aid…

And she built a team with similar values that helped guide the first light rail project to completion on time and under the estimates of the revised budget — something that seems to be happening again with work on the University Link project.»

During her 15-​year tenure, Sound Transit has completed nearly 70 capital projects. In 2015, Joni Earl was awarded Crosscut’s Courage Award and Seattle Business’ Lifetime Achievement Award.