Sound Transit is one of the two
transit authorities in the
Puget Sound area. They
control the comings and goings of the "
express" line of buses. Express
buses are ones that typically run every
half hour over great distances, say from
SeaTac to the
Bellevue Transit center.
They are of different
management and are often at odds with the other transit organization
King Country Metro. According to several of the bus drivers, Sound Transit is much more
regulated and more unpleasant to drive for, although it runs and maintanes cleaner and newer buses.
Sound transit was originally responsible for
trains, but took over several of King Country Metro's in
1997, in order to make more
efficient use of
resources. Its actual effect is heavily
disputed to this
day. All in all the
Seattle transit system is
excellent; even though it is one of the worst
traffic cities in the
country.