West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions

Phase 1 Station Planning Concepts | March 21, 2019 Alaska Junction Station Level 3 Concepts

44th Ave SW 42nd Ave SW 41st Ave SW

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 2 Junction Station – 44th Ave SW

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Allows for potential station • Station at edge of current entries within one block of Urban Village boundary Alaska Junction • Current zoning limits • Compatible with planned development potential to bus routing and circulation west of station • Not directly served by • Some potential for Agency existing or planned TOD (~150 units) on dedicated bike facility, but property that could be opportunity for new acquired for staging and connection station entries

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 3 Junction Station – 42nd Ave SW

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Potential station entries • Station located close to oriented toward Alaska the center of Urban Village Junction and east to with high development Fauntleroy potential • Compatible with planned • Considerable Agency TOD bus routing and circulation potential (~350 units) on • Direct integration with property that could be planned neighborhood acquired for staging and greenway on 42nd Ave SW station entries

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 4 Junction Station – 41st Ave SW

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Potential station entries • Station located close to farthest from Junction the center of Urban Village • Longest connection to • Current zoning limits station for bus transfers; development potential to could be offset with north of station modifications to 2040 bus • Largest effect to existing network neighborhood scale and • Not directly served by fabric existing or planned • Considerable Agency TOD dedicated bike facility, but potential (~300 units) on

N opportunity to connect to property that could be 42nd Ave SW greenway via acquired for staging and SW Oregon St station entries

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 5 Avalon Station Level 3 Concepts

SW Genesee St Fauntleroy Way SW

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 6 Avalon Station – SW Genesee St

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Potential station entries • Potential station entries entirely east of 35th Ave less convenient to planned SW and SW Fauntleroy density in West Seattle Wy/West Seattle Bridge Triangle • Challenging location for • Largest effect to efficient transit integration neighborhood scale and and circulation fabric • Not directly served by • Very limited potential for existing or planned Agency TOD on property dedicated bike facility that could be acquired for

N staging or station entries

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 7 Avalon Station – Fauntleroy Way SW

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Station spanning 35th Ave • Potential station entries SW and SW Fauntleroy more convenient to Wy/West Seattle Bridge planned density in West allows for potential entries Seattle Triangle on both sides of busy • Higher development street potential owing to smaller • More potential to permanent footprint consolidate bus zones, • Some potential for Agency though circulation still TOD on property that challenging could be acquired for

N • Could be directly served staging or station entries by planned dedicated bike facility

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 8 Delridge Station Level 3 Concepts

North of Andover South of Andover North of Genesee

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 9 Delridge Station – North of Andover St

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Direct bus access to • Limited redevelopment station from both sides of opportunities due to street proximity to Nucor Steel, • Challenging pedestrian West Seattle Bridge and bike environment due ramps, and steep slopes to proximity to West to east Seattle Bridge ramps, • Challenging site conditions freight traffic for affordable housing as • Challenging location for part of potential future passenger pick-up/drop-off development N • Could be connected to greenway by new dedicated facility

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 10 Deridge Station – South of Andover St

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Direct bus access to • Current zoning allows station from both sides of transit-supportive uses street and densities next to • Closer to neighborhood station destinations • Potential for smaller-scale • Potential for ped/bike Agency TOD near station connection to a possible • Less potential to translate hill climb at SW Dakota St guideway effects to from 26th Ave SW neighborhood into greenway via station redevelopment N opportunities

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 11 Delridge Station – North of Genesee St

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Longer connection to • Current zoning limits station for bus transfers development potential unless buses divert adjacent to station • Potential to vacate or • Largest effect to existing reprogram 25th Ave SW residential neighborhood • Opportunity to connect scale and fabric 26th Ave SW greenway into • Highest potential for station Agency TOD and • Potential opportunity to redevelopment that could span Delridge Wy SW with accommodate new N pedestrian bridge and tie affordable housing and into a hill climb on SW amenities such as grocery * Illustrative concept only based on very limited design Dakota store

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 12 SODO Station Level 3 Concepts

E-3 Elevated E-3 at Grade

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 13 SODO Station – E-3 Elevated

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Maintains grade of Lander • Current zoning and uses St and current pedestrian/ limit redevelopment vehicular circulation potential adjacent to pattern station • Potential to shift the • Current zoning and uses station closer to Lander to not pedestrian-friendly improve visibility, quality of • Potential to connect connection to 1st Ave mezzanine to adjacent development

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 14 SODO Station – At Grade

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Requires grade separation • Current zoning and uses of Lander St, altering limit redevelopment vehicular and pedestrian potential adjacent to circulation pattern station • Potential to shift station • Current zoning and uses closer to Lander and not pedestrian-friendly design overpass to • Potential to connect enhance security and overpass and station entry pedestrian access to adjacent development

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 15 Chinatown-ID Station Level 3 Concepts

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 16 Imagining the Future

17 Intermodal Connections

18 Intermodal Connections

19 Connections to Key Destinations

20 Chinatown/ID Station – 4th Ave Shallow

*Construction ~ 10 years Detours ~ 7.5 years

*Construction duration and detour estimates based on limited design. 13 Chinatown/ID Station – 4th Ave Deep

*Construction ~ 9 years Detours ~ 5 years

*Construction duration and detour estimates based on limited design.

13 4th Ave Stations – Transfer Times

13 Chinatown/ID Station – 5th Ave Shallow

*Construction ~ 6 years Detours ~ 4 months

*Construction duration and detour estimates based on limited design.

24 Chinatown/ID Station – 5th Ave Deep

*Construction ~ 7 years Detours ~ none

*Construction duration and detour estimates based on limited design.

25 5th Ave Stations – Transfer Times

26 Midtown Station Level 3 Concepts

5th Ave 6th Ave

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 27 Midtown Station – 5th Ave

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Potential primary station • Station area fully built-out entries on both 4th and 5th • Potential to integrate Aves enable access from entries into existing significant pedestrian flows development at different grades • Opportunity to tie into • Good integration with concourse connecting planned BRT service on Columbia Tower and Madison and Spring Sts Municipal Tower • Potential to optimize integration with platform- N to-platform transfers

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 28 Midtown Station – 6th Ave

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Walkshed constrained by • Station more accessible to I-5 ROW and grades new development in lower • Challenging integration First Hill, though still with planned BRT service separated by I-5 on Madison and Spring Sts • Station area built out • Less potential to optimize • Potential to integrate integration with Madison entries into existing BRT via platform-to- development platform transfers

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 29 Westlake Station Level 3 Concepts

5th Ave 6th Ave

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 30 Westlake Station – 5th Ave

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Potential to site station • Station area built out entries to capture bus • Potential to integrate transfers from major entries into existing corridors on Third and development or future Fourth Aves redevelopment • Opportunity to site entry directly on Westlake Park • Could be served directly by planned dedicated bike facilities N

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 31 Westlake Station – 6th Ave

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Potential station entries • Station area built out farther from bus transfers • Potential to integrate on 3rd and 4th Avenues entries into existing • Less opportunity to development integrate directly with major public spaces like Westlake Park • Farther from major north- south non-motorized connections N

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 32 Denny Station Level 3 Alternative Concepts

Westlake Ave N Terry Ave N Westlake Ave

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 33 Denny Station – Westlake Ave North

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Potential station entries • Station area built out more removed from major • Potential to integrate bus corridors on Denny entries into existing and Harrison Streets development • Slightly longer transfer to SLU Streetcar • Could be served directly by planned greenway on Thomas St

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 34 Denny Station – Terry Ave

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Potential for station entries • Station area built out on both sides of Denny • Potential to integrate • Slightly longer transfer for entries into existing or westbound buses on future development Denny and potentially • Could serve Cascade more challenging neighborhood better with a wayfinding higher-elevation entry • Opportunity to negotiate grade on Denny Way

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 35 Denny Station – Westlake Ave

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Potential for station entries • Station area built out on both sides of Denny • Potential to integrate and Westlake entries into existing • Better integration with development buses, streetcar operating • Could serve Amazon HQ, on Denny and Westlake in existing and planned all directions density in Denny Triangle • More distant from planned better greenway on Thomas St

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 36 South Lake Union Station Level 3 Alternative Concepts

Republican St Mercer St Harrison St

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 37 SLU Station – Republican St

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Potential station entries • Less potential for focused on Dexter additional development • Challenging pedestrian and density and bike environment due • SR-99 forms physical to SR-99 off ramps barrier to important • Less opportunity to destinations to West integrate with planned bus (Gates Foundation, Seattle service on SR-99 and Center) Harrison St

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 38 SLU Station – Mercer St

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Potential station entries • Moderate potential for focused on Dexter additional development • Less opportunity to and density integrate with planned bus • Closer to emerging density service on SR-99 and at north end of South Lake Harrison St Union, including new • Directly served by existing Google campus dedicated bike facilities on Dexter, Mercer, Roy

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 39 SLU Station – Harrison St

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Excellent pedestrian • Strong potential for access to South Lake additional development Union and east edge of and density in recently Uptown upzoned neighborhood • Excellent integration with east of Seattle Center planned bus service on • Excellent location to serve SR-99 and Harrison St Gates Foundation, eastern • Directly served by edge of Seattle Center and dedicated bike facility on upzoned neighborhood Dexter, could be served by N planned facility on Thomas

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 40 Seattle Center Station Level 3 Concepts

Republican St Mercer St

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 41 Seattle Center Station – Republican St

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Excellent pedestrian • Some potential for access to Seattle Center additional development and Uptown neighborhood and density • Excellent integration with • Excellent location to buses on 1st Ave N and provide iconic entry to Queen Anne Ave N Seattle Center and serve • Directly served by existing the heart of recently and planned dedicated upzoned Uptown bike facilities neighborhood

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 42 Seattle Center Station – Mercer St

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Good pedestrian access to • Some potential for Uptown neighborhood; additional development slightly longer walk to and density Seattle Center • Less opportunity for iconic • Excellent integration with entry to Seattle Center buses on 1st Ave N and campus Queen Anne Ave N • Potential for Agency TOD • Could be served by on property acquired for existing dedicated bike construction staging or facilities station entries N

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 43 Smith Cove Station Level 3 Concepts

East Side Elliott East Side Elliott West Side Elliott

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 44 Smith Cove Station – East Side Elliott

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Opportunity to extend • Limited potential for Helix Bridge across Elliott Agency TOD and overall to tie in directly to station redevelopment, though mezzanine, providing some development access to all bus zones capacity could be • Walkshed greatly limited recovered if bus layover is by Queen Anne Hill grade overbuilt • Aerial structure over Elliott would affect existing ROW and experience of ground N plane

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 45 Smith Cove Station – East Side Elliott

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Profile and location of • Limited potential for station complicates Agency TOD and overall potential Helix Bridge redevelopment; profile and extension and landing location of station reduces • Requires crossing of Elliott efficiency of potential to access southbound bus overbuilding of bus layover zones • Walkshed greatly limited by Queen Anne Hill grade

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 46 Smith Cove Station – West Side Elliott

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Opportunity to tie into • Location serves the existing Galer flyover for greatest number of cyclists and pedestrians existing and potential • Opportunity for direct future destinations connection to nearby • Station location and profile Armory site yields considerable • Provides good bus Agency TOD potential circulation utilizing existing (equivalent ~600 units) if signals station/guideway and bus facility are overbuilt N

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 47 Interbay Station Level 3 Concepts

15th Ave W 17th Ave W N

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 48 Interbay Station – 15th Ave W

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Good location for • Some potential for pedestrian access from redevelopment west slope of Queen Anne • Close to area currently • Challenging pedestrian zoned for mixed-use and cycling environment development • Good integration with • Concern about freight use buses operating on 15th, and access from 15th Ave but slightly more W challenging for buses serving Magnolia N

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 49 Interbay Station – 17th Ave W

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Good location for • Good potential for pedestrian access from redevelopment to east – Magnolia strongest with retained cut • Opportunity to enhance station that could be pedestrian and bike overbuilt connections to and • Sited in area currently through station area zoned for industrial • Good integration with development, but also buses serving Magnolia; close to areas zoned for opportunity to enhance mixed-use development N bus circulation with new • Strong potential for Thorndyke/Nickerson Agency TOD/co- connection development at station

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 50 Ballard Station Level 3 Concepts

14th Ave NW 15th Ave NW N

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 51 Ballard Station – 14th Ave NW

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Potential entries to station • Farthest from historic on both sides of NW Ballard core Market St • Closer to MIC boundary • Requires crossing 15th Ave and edge of current Urban NW to access current Village Ballard core • Considerable potential for • Opportunity to consolidate redevelopment and most bus zones for more Agency TOD in station legible transfers area (~1,600 units) • Opportunity to improve N bike and ped access through reconstruction of 14th Ave NW

Guideway and station concepts depicted reflect limited design and shown for illustration and discussion purposes. 52 Ballard Station – 15th Ave NW

Transit Integration and Land Use and Non-motorized Access Development • Potential entries to station • Marginally closer (~500 on both sides of 15th Ave feet) to historic Ballard NW via mezzanine core • Results in more diffuse • Considerable potential for bus zones redevelopment and • Concern about effects of Agency TOD in station on freight and general area (~1,500 units) traffic operations on 15th Ave NW • Opportunity to tie directly N into existing greenway on NW 53rd St

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