East Link Extension Overlake Pre-Final Design
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East Link Extension November 19, 2013 Overlake Pre-Final Design Open House Public Involvement Summary Table of contents 1 Background 2 Overview 2 Notification 3 Open house overview 4 Comment summary 4 Overlake segment design 6 Construction impacts 7 Overlake Village Station design 8 Overlake Village potential pedestrian-bicycle bridge 9 Overlake Transit Center Station design 11 Overlake Transit Center potential pedestrian- bicycle bridge 12 Permanent station naming comment summary 14 Supplemental outreach 15 Next steps Sound Transit East Link Background East Link Extension is a key element of the regional mass In 2011, Sound Transit completed environmental review transit system approved by voters in 2008. This 14-mile and received a federal Record of Decision to build East Link. light rail line will benefit local communities and support East Link began advancing to pre-final design in Overlake regional growth with fast, frequent and reliable light in 2012. During pre-final design, project architects and rail service, connecting Seattle to the Eastside’s biggest engineers define the light rail system, determining the population and employment centers. technical specifications for the stations, bridges, tracks The project builds on the Central Link light rail system and other elements, as well as construction methods and running between Sea-Tac Airport and downtown Seattle. sequencing. The Sound Transit art program, STart, also East Link is part of the new light rail extensions being built begins work to select station artists and artworks during north, south and east from Seattle. When East Link opens, final design. There are multiple opportunities for the with a targeted date of 2023, 10 stations, serving Seattle, community to help influence design elements and stay Mercer Island, Bellevue, Bel-Red and Overlake in Redmond informed as East Link moves forward. will become a part of a regional light rail system stretching more than 50 miles. By 2030, about 50,000 riders will use East Link every day. East Link alignment Overlake Transit Center P NE 40th Overlake 520 Village 120th 130th P NE 16th St 52nd Ave NE Hospital 1 Lake NE 8th St Washington NE 6th St Bellevue Transit Center East Main Main St Intl District/ Chinatown Mercer Rainier Island P Rainier Ave S P South Bellevue 23rd Ave S 77th Ave SE 80th Ave SE 2006-2011 2011-2014 2014-2022 Targeted 2022 Targeted 2023 Planning and Pre-final design Testing & East Link environmental Design-build (we are here) pre-operations in service review Overlake Pre-Final Design Open House Public Involvement Summary 1 Overview Notification On November 19, 2013, Sound Transit hosted an The open house was widely publicized through the open house to present pre-final design concepts for following channels: the Overlake segment of East Link Extension. The • Display advertisements in the Bellevue Reporter, Crosscut.com, meeting served to introduce Sound Transit’s team of Korea Daily, Korea Times, La Raza, NW Asian Weekly, Phuong engineers, architects and community outreach staff to Dong Times, Redmond Reporter, Russian World, Seattle the community and neighbors and to present and gather Chinese News, Seattle Chinese Times, Seattle Transit Blog, comments on pre-final design plans for the Overlake Seattleindian.com, Siete Dias, and the North American Post. segment. In addition, project staff had an opportunity to brief the community on the design-build process, • Postcards mailed to over 24,000 Bellevue and Redmond including what to expect and how to stay informed. residents and businesses The open house was held at the Ardmore Elementary in • A press release to local newspapers and blogs Bellevue from 6 to 8 p.m. • Email notification to approximately 5,600 subscribers of the East Link Extension listserv and the Sound Transit bicycle information listserv Overlake Village Station • Email announcement in the City of Redmond’s Neighborhood Newsletter Located adjacent to SR 520 north of the existing King • Announcements on the East Link project web page County Metro Overlake Village Park-and-Ride on 152nd Avenue NE, riders will enter along 152nd Avenue NE, • Targeted outreach to major employers and social services just south of SR 520. This station’s design is consistent providers with the City of Redmond’s 152nd Corridor Study and • Flyers delivered to 300 neighbors, transit riders, and Overlake Village Neighborhood Plan. businesses near the future stations Overlake Transit Center Station PLEASE JOIN US! Your input Located along SR 520 at the current Overlake Transit is needed East Link Open House • Overlake in Redmond Center site, this station is a major transit hub with The East Link Extension is being designed, and we want to hear from you before work advances. Ardmore Elementary The Overlake open house gives future light rail riders, transit center users and community Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013 • 6 - 8 p.m. connections between public transit and private members the chance to look at design concepts and provide feedback on the Overlake light 16616 NE 32nd St., Bellevue transportation services. The station also provides rail segment and stations. Presentation at 6:30 p.m. COME, LEARN MORE, AND COMMENT! increased parking for over 300 cars and covered facilities for over 100 bikes. This is the final station for the East Link Extension funded in ST2. Station design Public art Permanent station names City of Redmond projects Your input FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.soundtransit.org/eastlink or contact Sound Transit at 206-398-LINK, [email protected] is needed Get involved! For Linkinformation light in rail alternative system formats, call 1-800-201-4900/TTY Relay: 711 or email [email protected] Potential Pedestrian There’s plenty to do before construction begins. Lynnwood Mountlake Terrace The Overlake segment open house gives community Shoreline members an opportunity to: TBD Northgate Future expansion Union Station • Roosevelt not currently and Bicycle Bridges give feedback on design concepts funded for 401 S. Jackson St. U District construction • University of learn about other projects and new pedestrian features Overlake Seattle, WA 98104-2826 Washington Transit Center Downtown • Redmond meet project and city staff Capitol Hill SE Redmond PRESORTED • Overlake Village comment on station names. Westlake/Seattle 130th STANDARD University Street 120th *Pending funding agreements, both stations Hospital U.S. POSTAGE Pioneer Square Bellevue Transit Center Intl District/Chinatown East Main P A I D Stadium South Bellevue SEATTLE, WA Sound Transit is working with local Rainier SODO Mercer PERMIT NO. 1801 will increase bicycle and pedestrian access jurisdictions and the community to Beacon Hill Island Mount Baker deliver East Link Extension on time Columbia City Othello and within budget. Rainier Beach Tukwila/Intl Blvd from the east and west sides of SR 520 SeaTac/Airport Link in service Angle Lake Under construction Kent/Des Moines In design S 272nd In planning/planned with added bicycle and pedestrian bridges. Future expansion Federal Way Transit Center not currently funded for construction CS09323 / 1113 / 45K / Printed on recycled paper Sound Transit plans, builds and operates regional transit systems and services to improve mobility for Central Puget Sound. 2 Sound Transit East Link Extension Open house overview Approximately 107 people attended the open house to learn about pre-final design plans for East Link in the Overlake segment and provide comments. Attendees were greeted by project staff, asked to sign-in and provided with a Community Guide to Design, segment fact sheet, and comment forms. Display boards and roll plots featured information about East Link, the design-build process and design plans for the Overlake segment, including the Overlake Transit Center and Overlake Village stations. Outreach staff recorded verbal comments at the design An overview presentation was held at 6:30 p.m., followed stations and encouraged attendees to provide written by an opportunity to ask questions. Project staff members comments. were available throughout the meeting to answer questions and explain design and construction details to the public. Attendees were encouraged to share their thoughts on the design plans as well as permanent station names. All meeting materials and electronic versions of the comment forms were made available on the East Link Extension website (www.soundtransit.org/eastlink) following the open house. Open House attendees were invited to show where they live or work. = Live = Work Overlake Pre-Final Design Open House Public Involvement Summary 3 Comment summary Sound Transit accepted public comments in person at the open house, and by mail, email and electronically on the East Link Extension website. The following section is a summary of verbal feedback collected at the open house, as well as 24 written and online comments received between November 19 and December 13, 2013. Transcribed comments are italicized below to highlight the tone of public feedback. Overlake segment design General comments on design, project schedule, Support for natural design features and green and station features: space: ▪ Please make the stations tech friendly. Ideas: public ▪ Have the parking garage and station structure Wi-Fi (maybe through Microsoft outreach), power incorporate living or green walls since all the trees will outlets, QR and/or NFC scan tags providing quick access be cut down in Overlake to current schedule and current train location. With the ▪ More trees needed