Groundbreaking For New Transit Center Park And Ride Lot Is Oct. 23rd

The City of Burien, along with Sound Transit, King County, Alliance Property Group, Wasatch Advantage Group and Pankow Builders (whew…lots of folks involved here…) will all be breaking out... [Read more]

Construction Of Burien Transit Center Parking Garage To Begin in October

by Ralph Nichols The official groundbreaking ceremony for the Burien Transit Center parking garage is scheduled for Oct. 23. And by then, work on the King County/Sound Transit Transportation-Oriented Development... [Read more]

$20.5 Million, 500-Stall Garage Moves Closer To Start Of Construction

by Ralph Nichols A $20.5 million parking garage with 500 stalls, planned for the park-and-ride lot in downtown Burien, has moved a big step closer toward the start of construction. The King County Council... [Read more]

New Burien Transit Center Opens Saturday May 30th

Burien’s new Transit Center will open this coming Saturday, May 30th as part of King County Metro Transit seasonal service change.

Metro’s new Burien Transit Center has six off-street bus bays for more convenient boarding.

The $12.5 million Burien Transit Center features six bus bays for passenger boarding, including one dedicated to paratransit service. All of the boarding areas are now located off-street, enhancing safety for both transit customers and motorists in downtown Burien…

PHOTOS: Burien Transit Center Set For May 30th Opening

The Burien Transit Center is taking shape, and is reportedly on target to begin operations on Saturday, May 30th. The center, located on SW 148th, across from the Safeway complex where Rooty’s Sports... [Read more]

Rooty’s Being Uprooted For New Transit Center

One-time sports bar “Rooty’s,” located at 209 SW 148th Street is being uprooted this week to make room for a new transit center: According to the King County website: A new expanded... [Read more]

Catalytic Convertor Cut Off Truck At Burien Park & Ride

We found this interesting piece of news on the Three Tree Point Yahoo Group – on July 9th, a rather bold thief (thieves?) crawled under a truck belonging to resident (and BTB Photog) Ethan Janson... [Read more]