WELCOME AND AGENDA DOWNTOWN REDMOND LINK EXTENSION

Welcome At tonight’s open house you will have the opportunity to learn about: Agenda • Conceptual design plans for the southeast and 5 p.m. Open house downtown Redmond stations View displays and roll plot maps, • Route from NE 40th Street to downtown Redmond talk to project staff, and complete a comment form. • The preliminary engineering process and project timeline 5:30 – 6 p.m. Overview presentation Learn about plans for light rail coming to downtown Redmond. 6 – 7 p.m. Open house View displays and roll plot maps, talk to project staff, and complete a comment form. 7 p.m. Meeting adjourns

5/ 17 PROJECT OVERVIEW DOWNTOWN REDMOND LINK EXTENSION

The Downtown Redmond Link Extension builds new light rail from the Redmond Technology Center Station, opening in 2023, to downtown Redmond by 2024. Light rail will travel NE 0th Street

NE Redmond Way along SR 520 with two new stations in southeast Redmond,

Avondale Road NE at Marymoor Park, and downtown Redmond. This project is Redmond part of the voter approved 3 Plan to add 50 Downtown Redmond more miles of light rail throughout the region. Old Redmond Road Benefits: 52nd Ave NE

5 SE Redmond • 3.7 miles of new light rail service • Two new light rail stations in downtown and southeast

NE 0th St Redmond, near Marymoor Park • Frequent, reliable service between Redmond, Bellevue, W Lake Sammamish Parkway Seattle and the University of , and other

5th Ave NE regional destinations • Increased mobility, access and transportation capacity for Station East Link residents and workers Redmond Link Extension Lake Sammamish • Open for service in 2024

NE 40th St Redmond Technology Center

5/ 17 SYSTEM MAP SOUNDDOWNTOWN TRANSIT REDMOND FUTURE LINK SERVICE EXTENSION

Everett Everett 2036 Future service: SR 52 EverettSeattleWest Seattle Evergreen Mukilteo SW Everett RedmondSeattleLynnwood Industrial Center South Everett BallardSeattleTacoma SR 99Airport Rd IssaquahBellevueSouth Kirkland Mariner Tacoma DomeTacoma Community College In service: Ash Way Univ. of WashingtonAngle Lake Tacoma DomeTheater District West Alderwood 2023 Lynnwood 2024 Future service: Edmonds Canyon Park DuPontLakewood Mountlake In service: Terrace Lake Kenmore Bothell 2024 North Line EverettSeattle NE 5th Forest Woodinville South Line LakewoodSeattle Park Bus NE 45th Brickyard Future service: NE 30th 2031 Bus Rapid Transit BRT 2021 Northgate KingsgateTotem Lake In service: Kirkland NE 5th ST Express bus Roosevelt 2024 Downtown Redmond service re-evaluated annually Ballard 2035 SE Redmond Interbay U District 2041 Smith Cove South 2023 Redmond Technology Center New station or bus facility University of Kirkland Seattle Center Washington Overlake Village Added parking South Lake Union Bel-Red30th North Station improvements Evergreen Denny Capitol ill Point Spring District Sammamish Major transfer hub Wilburton Bellevue Downtown Existing station or bus facility Seattle Westlake University Street Existing parking East Main Bellevue Pioneer Square Midtown Provisional light rail station International DistrictChinatown South South Bellevue Richards Rd King Street udkins Mercer Sammamish Stadium 2030 Park Island Eastgate Alaska Mount unction Beacon Baker Lakemont Issaquah Avalon SODO ill ighlands Delridge Columbia City 2041 Issaquah S Graham St 2031 NE 44th Othello Westwood Village Rainier Beach

Tukwila S Boeing Access Rd International 2031 Blvd 2024 South Renton Burien Tukwila SeaTacAirport

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2024 Federal Way Tacoma Auburn Stadium District Stadium WayS 4th South Theater DistrictS 9th Federal Way MLK Division Commerce StS th MLK th Convention CenterS 5th Tacoma 2039 MLK S th Union StationS 9th Community S 25th College 2022 Pearl Union illtop 2030 Stevens Sprague East Fife Tacoma Tacoma MLK S 9th Dome South Tacoma Sumner

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2036 DuPont February 2017 5/ 17 PROJECT HISTORY DOWNTOWN REDMOND LINK EXTENSION

2007-11 2013 2016 2017 2017-19 2019-24 East Link Record Board selected City of Redmond Conceptual Design and real Construction & of Decision project to be approved by bus/rail transit engineering estate acquisition systems testing • Sound Transit built voters integration study • Sound Transit is • Sound Transit will • Sound Transit will completed • Two at-grade • Two stations • The City of refining conceptual advance preliminary continue to share environmental design plans for engineering and project updates stations • 1400 parking Redmond review and the southeast design plans, and provide • 1400 parking spaces completed a identified a preferred and downtown including station advanced notice spaces bus/rail transit alternative* • System access integration study Redmond stations and guideway of construction • Train storage tracks improvements and route from design, right- activity to project • At-grade stations • Final report NE 40th Street of-way, trail neighbors and in southeast and • Bus/rail recommended to downtown connectivity, stakeholders downtown Redmond integration an elevated Redmond transit oriented downtown • Train storage tracks development, and Redmond station • Regular meetings • Public scoping with key transit integration • Open house and meetings, Draft stakeholders • Real estate comment period Environmental acquisition • Community We are Impact Statement open house here • Community hearings, and engagement comment periods • Sound Transit Board identifies proposed project EAST LINK PROJECT FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT refinements (June) Executive Summary

FINAL EIS

July 2011

*The 2007-2009 Great Recession reduced the projected ST2 tax revenues by approximately $4.2 billion. In response, the Sound Transit Board removed these two stations from the East Link Extension project until funding could be identified. 5/ 17 CONCEPT REFINING PROCESS DOWNTOWN REDMOND LINK EXTENSION

Interagency stakeholders: King County Metro, King County Parks, City of Redmond, Sound Transit, and WSDOT 2017 February March April May June

Monthly interagency meetings

Bi-weekly interagency working sessions on topics including: • Elevated/at-grade • SR 520 crossing • Transit integration • Trail access

Design charrette with Interagency stakeholders

Community open house

Sound Transit identifies proposed refinements

5/ 17 DESIGN CHARRETTE DOWNTOWN REDMOND LINK EXTENSION

Purpose: Identify potential station area concepts for southeast Redmond station that meet stakeholder priorities and Sound Transit requirements.

Participants: City of Redmond, WSDOT, King

County Metro Transit, and At-grade At-grade King County Parks

Key station design goals: • Accessibility • Grade separation • Street network compatibility • Transit oriented development opportunities Elevated Elevated • Bus rail integration • Trail connections • Safety and wayfinding

5/ 17 HOW WILL SOUND TRANSIT WORK WITH PROPERTY OWNERS? DOWNTOWN REDMOND LINK EXTENSION

We are 2017 here 2018 2019 2020 Ongoing Property Owner Outreach

Conceptual Preliminary Design Construction Engineering Engineering

Sound Transit Field work Property acquisition process Start construction identifies Sound Transit Board approves right-of-way potential • During preliminary authorization identifying which properties will be • Sound Transit is committed to engineering and design, maintaining open communication right-of-way necessary to build and operate the project. Sound Transit will test soil with nearby property owners needed to conditions and ground water before and during construction. build light rail levels, conduct field surveys, 1. Right-of-way identified and contacts • There will be multiple public and perform utility locates. Real property personnel work with civil engineers to involvement opportunities property • This work will require identify full or/and partial property acquisitions needed and ways to stay informed owners. individual rights-of-entry to build project. throughout construction. within public and private • Sound Transit will work with properties. All properties 2. Board meeting notice property owners throughout requiring rights-of-entry Sound Transit will notify property owners of the Sound construction to facilitate access will be contacted by Sound Transit Board meeting where the Board will consider during construction sequencing. Transit representatives. authorizing property purchases.

3. Appraisal/review process Independent appraiser contacts property owner to schedule appraisal. Appraisal will be used to determine fair market value of the property.

4. Written offer Property owner receives written offer with copy of appraisal. Sound Transit will make reasonable efforts to acquire real property expeditiously through voluntary negotiations based on appraised fair market value.

5. Conclude property purchase Sound Transit purchases property.

5/ 17 TRAIL NETWORK AND NON-MOTORIZED CONNECTIONS DOWNTOWN REDMOND LINK EXTENSION

To Woodinville and Kirkland (future connection) To Woodinville To NE Redmond

Redmond Central Connector Integrate the Redmond Central Connector into the area design. Sammamish River Trail Downtown Redmond Station Facilitate connection of the East Lake Sammamish Trail to the Redmond Central Connector and Bear Creek Trail.

Bear Creek Trail

East Lake SR 520 Trial Sammamish Trail

Create a connection between Southeast Redmond Station the southeast Redmond station Pictometry International Corp. 2015 and Marymoor Park. Create connections between the East Lake Sammamish Trail and southeast Redmond station. Marymoor Connector Trail

To Bellevue (future connection to Seattle) To Issaquah

5/ 17 SOUTHEAST REDMOND STATION DOWNTOWN REDMOND LINK EXTENSION

SE REDMOND STATION AT-GRADE STATION - 05/17/17

TRAIL CONNECTION STATION TO ELST

SR 202 / REDMOND WAY PROPOSED ELST-RCC POTENTIAL CONNECTION GARAGE LOCATION

SR 520 EB TRACK NE 70TH ST SR 520 WB PLAZA

STATION BIKE BUS LOAD / FACILITIES PLAZA UNLOAD BIKE FACILITIES EAST LAKE SAMMAMISH TRAIL

176TH AVE NE PARATRANSIT TRAIL CONNECTION STATION TO MARYMOOR CONNECTOR TRAIL

POTENTIAL GARAGE LOCATION

BUS / LAYOVER

NE 67TH CT

LEGEND

STATION

BUS LOAD / UNLOAD

N BUS LAYOVER 0 100 200 400 BIKE PATH

5/ 17 DOWNTOWN REDMOND STATION DOWNTOWN REDMOND LINK EXTENSION

DONTON REDOND STATION ELEVATED STATION - 05/17/17

NE 79TH ST

SR 202 / REDMOND WAY

LEARY WAY NE 164TH AVE NE 164TH AVE GILMAN STREET

BUS LOAD / UNLOAD 168THNE AVE

166TH AVE 166THNE AVE

BUS LAYOVER NE 76TH STREET BUS LOAD / UNLOAD PLAZA STATION PICK-UP / DROP OFF

PARATRANSIT AVONDALE WAY STATION CLEVELAND STREET

BUS LOAD / UNLOAD PLAZA

BUS LAYOVER THERE IS A NEED TO STORE TWO REDMOND FOUR-CAR TRAINS AT OR NEAR THE CENTRAL END OF THE LINE. THE DESIGN OF THE CONNECTOR STORAGE TRACKS COULD IMPACT THE FINAL LOCATION OF THE STATION. BUS LAYOVER TRACK

NE 76TH STREET

LEGEND

BEAR CREEK PKWY STATION

BUS LOAD / UNLOAD

N BUS LAYOVER 0 100 200 400 BIKE PATH

5/ 17 PROPOSED REFINEMENTS DOWNTOWN REDMOND LINK EXTENSION

Redmond Central Connector Trail

2011 Preferred Alternative

1 At-grade along Redmond Central Connector with station located west of Leary Way NE Redmond Way

Recommended refinements to the profile and station location in Downtown Redmond 1 164th Ave NE 2 Elevated along Redmond Central Connector Leary Way NE with station located in the vicinity of 166th Ave NE Downtown 166th Ave NE Redmond Station 2

NE 76th St

Redmond Town Center Cleveland St NE 60th St

Avondale Rd NE Bear Creek Trail

Bear Creek 520

Baseball 170th Ave NE NE 51st St

NE Marymoor Way Soccer

Events

Missing trail link Velodrome SE Redmond Station 202 NE 40th St 520 and 1,400 Parking West Lake SammamishSammamish Pkwy River NE Trail Spaces

Sammamish River Redmond Way

NE 70th St

Marymoor Park * Start of Redmond Extension Marymoor Subarea

Redmond Technology Center Station Marymoor Connector Trail

NE 65th St

[ East Lake East Lake

Not to Scale Sammamish Trail Sammamish Pkwy NE 5/ 17 POTENTIAL GUIDEWAY ALONG MARYMOOR PARK DOWNTOWN REDMOND LINK EXTENSION

At-grade

Elevated

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