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PRJ LINK U-Link6-07.Indd LINK LIGHT RAIL For more information PRESORTED STANDARD To request a briefi ng for your organization or for more information, contact Liz Ellis, U.S. POSTAGE University Community Outreach Specialist, at 206-398-5283 or [email protected]. You can Union Station 401 S. Jackson PAID Link Project also visit Sound Transit’s Web site at www.soundtransit.org. SEATTLE, WA To receive e-mail updates about this project, subscribe online at www. soundtransit.org. Seattle, WA 98104-2826 PERMIT NO.1801 JUNE 2007 LINK LIGHT RAIL University Link Project Construction is more than halfway complete on a new 16-mile Central Link light rail line, which is a critical piece in this region’s transportation future. Trains will begin carrying passengers from downtown Seattle to Sea-Tac International Airport, stopping at 13 stations along the way, beginning in 2009. In April 2006, the Sound Transit Board approved implementation and funding for University Link, a planned 3.15-mile northward extension from downtown Seattle to the University of Washington, with stations at Capitol Hill and on the University of Washington campus near Husky Stadium. • 6/07 • Printed on recycled paper PROJECTUPDATE 16k This project update provides a status report on progress towards completing the University Link Project. • Sound Transit plans, builds and operates regional transit systems and services to improve mobility for Central Puget Sound. CS04396 Link light rail Potential future Roads & Transit Map extension to Northgate 531 Arlington MAP KEY University of Washington UNIVERSITY 520 Transit LINK Lake Union Underway Funded alignment University Marysville opens 2016 Link Proposed Lake Stevens Capitol Hill Roads St 2 Westlake E Madison Underway University Street 3rd Av Lake Washington Everett e Proposed Pioneer Square Seattle Mukilteo 5 International District/Chinatown 9 Stadium Rainier S 90 164th/Ash Way Monroe Ave. 4th Ave S SODO . Mount Baker Link operations Beacon S McClellan St & maintenance facility Hill 524 Edmonds INITIAL Lynnwood 522 SEGMENT University of Washington station vicinity Mar Columbia City Under construction, t S Edmunds St 5 in Bothell opens 2009 Luther Shoreline Woodinville King Jr . W Sound Transit begins final design of University Link E Marginal ay S Conceptual illustration of Link light rail at Northgate Station. Othello 405 W S Othello St Northgate On Dec. 11, 2006, the Federal Transit Project Features: Light rail service for ay S Kirkland 99 99 Redmond University Link will operate in twin bored Administration (FTA) gave Sound Transit S Henderson St Sound Transit 2— 5 University of the authority to proceed with fi nal design tunnels. Two stations will be constructed, Rainier Beach Washington Overlake part of a comprehensive transportation solution 520 on University Link. This authorization one at Capitol Hill and the other on the also enables Sound Transit to begin University of Washington campus. Each Traffi c congestion, accidents and weather system to 60 miles. The resulting system Capitol Hill negotiations with the FTA as part of station will have entrances with easy 509 delays create daunting transportation would run from Lynnwood in the north, Bellevue First Hill the agency’s efforts to secure a $750 pedestrian, bicycle and bus access. Tukwila challenges for us today, and the problems Redmond/Overlake Transit Center in the 90 Seattle million federal grant for the University Interurban will only grow—along with our region. east, and Tacoma Dome in the south, Mercer Project Benefi ts: Downtown Seattle, Island A Link project. The project has received ve By 2030 our region’s population will grow with potential additional extensions Capitol Hill and the University District are S the highest-possible ranking in the FTA’s Tukwila 518 by a projected 1.2 million residents, an to downtown Tacoma and downtown 405 the three most densely populated urban Burien International Blvd Rainier competitive New Starts program based SeaTac 405 increase of more than 40 percent. This Redmond, subject to securing additional 99 centers in the state. University Link will Valley on its major public benefi ts, including Park & Ride growth will challenge a transportation funding or costs savings. add 70,000 daily boardings systemwide, AIRPORT LINK exceptional ridership projections, and Under construction, opens 2009 5 system that already experiences near-daily including 40,000 daily boardings in 2030 Light rail plays a major role in Sound Renton substantial travel time savings. SeaTac/Airport S 176th St congestion and delay. at the two stations alone. It will save 4.4 Transit 2 and the Roads & Transit package. Burien 518 Project Location: 3.15 miles between million hours of travel time annually. The region is responding to this challenge. The North Link segment from the Westlake Station in downtown Seattle and Over the past two years, thousands of Universtiy District to Northgate (including Tukwila Among other new subway and light rail Project status the University of Washington campus near area residents, local jurisdictions, civic the Brooklyn, Roosevelt and Northgate projects in the country being considered 509 Husky Stadium. organizations, and transportation experts stations) will be part of that ballot for federal funds, only New York City and Sound Transit publishes Final SEIS, Sound Transit SeaTac Board selects University Link to be built April 2006 have worked to craft a comprehensive measure. A First Hill streetcar line is also Kent San Francisco serve areas with higher Roads & Transit transportation solution included. 5 population densities. FTA issues Record of Decision, which signifi es that is scheduled for a public vote this 167 Light rail works effectively with buses to Federal University Link and its two stations serve the completion of the environmental process June 2006 November. The transit piece of the solution 18 create an integrated transit system—light Way major markets for all-day ridership and is called Sound Transit 2. Tacoma Auburn three major universities/colleges—the Real estate acquisition process June 2006 – summer 2008 rail stations serve as hubs that collect 16 The Roads & Transit plan is a joint effort riders from local bus routes. 509 University of Washington, Seattle Central Final design Dec. 2006 – fall 2008 by Sound Transit and the Regional Community College and Seattle University. Once built, Sound Transit’s extended light Sumner Transportation Investment District (RTID) 167 These institutions currently serve a rail line will move nearly 300,000 people Begin construction on University Link Late 2008 to create the fi rst-ever integrated set of combined enrollment of 56,000 students. by 2030, taking hundreds of thousands of Puyallup 410 transit, highway and bridge improvements Lakewood 7 162 University Link begins operations 2016 cars off the road. Seattle Central Community College for Snohomish, King and Pierce counties. McChord AFB 161 Want to learn more about The agencies’ common goal is to fi x the 704 Roads & Transit? 5 region’s worst traffi c chokepoints and Fort Lewis to connect the three counties’ busiest Visit www.soundtransit.org/st2 and Orting population and job centers with effective www.roadsandtransit.org for more To receive e-mail updates about this project, subscribe online at www.soundtransit.org. mass transit, expanding our light rail information. Potential future extension to University of Washington Station Northgate The underground UW Station, adjacent to Husky Stadium, will provide access to the University of Washington campus and UW Medical Center. This station will provide regional access to the campus, Medical Center, nearby sports venues University of Washington Campus and surrounding neighborhoods. A grade-separated entrance north of the Mueiler Burke-Gilman Trail will be provided for direct access to the upper campus and to Edmundson minimize confl icts between pedestrians and bicyclists. An entrance near Husky StevensRainier Way Vista Pavilion University of Wilcox Stadium is also planned. Washington Bloedel These entrances and a potential third west entrance on the Campus Triangle will be further studied in fi nal design to enhance access as well as facilitate local bus Station connections near the station. ��� Pacifi c Pl Husky NE Pacifi c St Stadium Sound Transit is also working with the UW to minimize impacts to vital research activities, and coordinating with the Washington State Department UW Medical of Transportation as the SR-520 Bridge Replacement Project moves forward. Center Sound Transit and the University of Washington also completed a Master � Implementation Agreement in June 2007. Lake Surgery Pavilion Union Montlake Blvd Montlake Station entrance 2030 Daily Boardings (per station) Station 27,000 at University of Washington University Link Tunnel crossover Tunnel alignment 14,000 at Capitol Hill South Lake Union Construction staging area Seattle Center Capitol Hill Capitol Hill Station 10th Ave E 10th Station Broadway Ave E Olive Way E John St The Capitol Hill Station will be built just east of Broadway Avenue and south of East John Street, beneath Nagle Place and adjoining property. This station will serve the densely populated neighborhood and the Broadway business district, Westlake Station as well as Seattle Central Community College, Group Health Medical Center and E Denny Way other nearby employers. Locating the station east of Broadway and west of Cal Downtown Seattle PikePike Place Market Anderson Park reduces construction disruptions in the Broadway business district and the recently
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