West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions Link Extensions 2035 NW Market St Ballard Good things are Salmon Bay Crossing coming your way (MOVABLE BRIDGE) The West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions will provide Equity and inclusion W Dravus St Get involved fast, reliable light rail connections to dense residential Interbay and job centers throughout the region. In addition, a new 15th Ave W Alternatives development is an important time to engage. It’s during Sound Transit is committed to inclusively downtown Seattle light rail tunnel will provide capacity this phase that route, station locations, the preferred alternative and engaging communities along the project Ballard to for the entire regional system to operate efficiently. other alternatives to study during the environmental review process corridors, including those in historically downtown Seattle underrepresented communities. We recognize Both extensions are part of the regional light rail system will be identified. Lake this project will bring both benefits and expansion approved by voters in November 2016. Union Elliott Ave W In response to the public’s request to build these projects quickly, impacts to many who live and work in the area. The map on the right is our starting point, called the Smith Cove we’ve established an aggressive planning and environmental analysis During environmental review, we will work to representative project — let us know what YOU think! Seattle Center South timeline that relies on early and lasting community consensus on a identify and analyze such benefits and impacts West Seattle to downtown: Lake Union preferred alternative. with the goal of reaching out, translating Denny Way Denny and delivering projects that best serve the Adds 4.7 miles of light rail service from Link light rail There are many ways to get involved with this project — we hope to hear needs of all. downtown Seattle to West Seattle’s Alaska Ballard extension from you online or meet with you at one of our events! Elevated Junction neighborhood. New downtown tunnel Westlake Madison St Primarily on an elevated guideway with a new rail-only West Seattle extension Elevated Midtown fixed span crossing of the Duwamish River. Surface Current/future service Includes 5 light rail stations (3 new and 2 expanded) Elliott Yesler Way Int’l District/ To Everett (2036) Bay Chinatown at Alaska Junction, Avalon, Delridge, SODO To Tacoma Dome (2030) CONTACT US GO ONLINE GET INVOLVED To Lynnwood/Redmond (2024) and Stadium. Station area Stadium Connects to existing Link service, continuing north to Major transfer hub (2035) Lynnwood in 2024 and Everett in 2036. Open for service in 2030. West Seattle to SODO Ballard to downtown: downtown Seattle (2030) Adds 7.1 miles of light rail service from downtown West Seattle Bridge Seattle to Ballard’s Market Street area, including a Delridge new downtown Seattle rail-only tunnel. Duwamish Waterway Crossing Respond to online Subscribe to Includes both tunneled and elevated alignments and a 2030 (FIXED STRUCTURE) EMAIL with questions, NEIGHBORHOOD SURVEYS EMAIL OPEN HOUSES SW Alaska St Avalon concerns or comments FORUMS rail-only movable bridge over Salmon Bay. UPDATES Join us at our [email protected] Includes 9 light rail stations (7 new and 2 expanded) Alaska Junction soundtransit. Dive into project next event to org/subscribe details with learn more, at International District/Chinatown, Midtown, CALL an outreach your community provide your What is the representative project? specialist 206-903-7229 Westlake, Denny, South Lake Union, Seattle Center, at planning feedback and The representative project shown above is Sound Transit’s workshops. Smith Cove, Interbay and Ballard. comment on starting point for developing alternatives to the general route current plans. Connects to existing Link service, continuing south to and station locations for the new Link light rail extensions. Tacoma in 2030. Request a BRIEFING PROJECT WEBSITE These are not final, and we’re working with the public to for your community Follow on Open for service in 2035. soundtransit.org/wsblink develop alternatives, or variations, to the representative organization or business SOCIAL MEDIA project. The Sound Transit Board is expected to identify the preferred route and station locations in April 2019. A final Get updates decision on the project to build will be made after completion soundtransit.org/subscribe of environmental review in 2022. Sound Transit plans, builds, and operates regional transit systems and services to improve mobility for Central Puget Sound. 401 S. Jackson St. | Seattle, WA 98104 | 1-800-201-4900 / TTY Relay: 711 | [email protected] | soundtransit.org Summer 2018 West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions Public feedback Planning: 2017–2022 Your job is to share your ideas, concerns and questions about this 1 Representative projects and 2 Identifying a preferred 3 Environmental review and project by: alternatives development alternative preliminary design Participating in neighborhood At the end of the alternatives development phase, the Sound Transit Following alternatives development, the project will enter ST3: Our starting point forums, open houses or other in- Board will identify a preferred alternative, including route and station environmental review and preliminary design. During this person or online events. The Sound Transit 3 (ST3) Plan included representative projects that options. Next, the environmental review process will further evaluate the phase, we will prepare and publish a Draft EIS and hold established the transit mode, approximate route, number of stations preferred alternative, as well as other alternatives. The final decision on public hearings to ask for your comments on the draft. The Sharing project information with and general station locations. These were critical in developing the project to be built will not be made until after the Final EIS is issued. Final EIS will include updates as needed and responses to your community. detailed project budgets and schedules and are the starting point public and agency comments. The EIS analysis and public To get to a preferred alternative, we are reaching out to the public and for alternatives development. and agency comments will inform the Sound Transit Board’s Getting involved in the project in asking for feedback throughout the alternatives development process. selection of the final project to build. When environmental one of the many ways listed on the Early scoping There are a variety of ways you and your community can get involved review is complete and the board has selected the project to back of this handout. and be heard, like participating in neighborhood forums, following us The project officially kicked off in October 2017. The early scoping be built, the Federal Transit Administration can then issue a on social media and visiting our website. You can also track the period, which included community and online open houses, took place Record of Decision. In addition to completing the Draft and work and progress of the stakeholder advisory and elected leadership between Feb. 2 and March 6, 2018. Early scoping activities included Final EIS, we will conduct preliminary engineering for the groups, which provide feedback and make recommendations to The Stakeholder collecting public feedback and intensive work by the stakeholder preferred alternative and begin to evaluate project delivery the Sound Transit Board as alternatives move through further Advisory Group advisory and elected leadership groups as well as other community options for construction. evaluation and analysis. This is a comprehensive group members throughout the project corridor. In response to early scoping, the project team developed the first round of alternatives to carry made up of members of the public Project timeline who represent their community forward into more detailed technical analysis. within the project corridor. Advisory Alternatives screening group members: WE ARE HERE The alternatives developed following early scoping will be studied, refined Highlight specific issues and and narrowed down through April 2019, when the Sound Transit Board is VOVOTER START OF trade-offs in the corridor. PLANNING DESIGN CONSTRUCTION expected to identify a preferred alternative and other alternatives to study AAPPROPPROVAVALL 2017–2022 2022–2026* 2025–2035* SERVICE in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). You can learn more about Make recommendations 2016 West Seattle: 2030 these alternatives on our website: soundtransit.org/wsblink. Alternatives Final route design Conversations with at key milestones. development property owners Ballard: 2035 Final station designs 2017–2019 Groundbreaking Procure and Early scoping commission station Construction updates Scoping and public art and mitigation The Elected ST Board identifies Obtain land use and Safety education preferrred alternative construction permits Testing and preoperations Leadership Group Environmental This is a comprehensive group of Review 2019–2022 elected officials who represent PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT / TESTING Draft Environmental the project corridor and make Impact Statement recommendations to the Sound Final Environmental *West Seattle: Design is expected to begin in 2022 and be completed in 2025. Impact Statement Construction and testing is expected to begin in 2025 and be completed in 2030. Transit Board. Leadership ST Board selects project Ballard and downtown Seattle light rail tunnel: Design is expected to