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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by runarberg on Thursday December 21, 2023 @07:15PM (#38729083)
The Downtown transit tunnel (better known as the Bus tunnel). It was built for both buses and light rail, however it only hosted buses for the two decades of operation. Shared buses and trains only lasted for 10 years. A couple of years ago the buses were kicked out of the tunnel and it only services light rail now.

To my knowledge it has never serviced freight, only transit.

I aim to keep calling it the Bus tunnel—even though the transit authorities are keen on changing it—and I hope fellow Seattlites keep the name alive just for the pure quirkiness of the concept.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Seattle_Transit_Tunne...

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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by FireBeyond on Friday December 22, 2023 @10:57AM (#38735340)
> I aim to keep calling it the Bus tunnel—even though the transit authorities are keen on changing it—and I hope fellow Seattlites keep the name alive just for the pure quirkiness of the concept.

Go through the Bus tunnel and Ride the SLUT.[1]

[1] South Lake Union Transit. I presume all the paraphernalia around 'ride the slut' is semi-official at best.

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