Those alternatives included building along 5th Avenue in the middle of the CID, consuming several blocks of the historic district, or on 4th Ave, a disruptive and costly option that would include rebuilding the viaduct under the heavily used road. Locating the station in the Chinatown-International District, rather than near the stadiums or in Pioneer Square, would enable direct transfers between light rail lines, Sounder commuter rail, and Amtrak long-distance rail.
Participants in Sound Transit’s public workshops, who included residents, business owners, and representatives from community groups and social service agencies, suggested the new locations to the agency after the Sound Transit board instructed staff to conduct further outreach after many in the neighborhood objected to the alternatives Sound Transit laid out in its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), released earlier this year. The second will run from Ballard to SeaTac Airport and Tacoma via downtown, the CID, and SoDo, with service estimated to start in 2039. The first new line will start at the Alaska Junction in West Seattle and head east to SoDo-eventually connecting to Everett via an extension that’s now set to open in 2032. The new station is part of the West Seattle-Ballard light rail extension that will add two new lines through downtown Seattle. Another potential location would put the future station along 6th Avenue S, just north of the current Stadium Station and Greyhound Bus Station. This proposal would place the new station just to the east of 4th Ave, between Jefferson and Terrace Streets. The agency is now studying a location north of the CID, a block from the existing Pioneer Square Station near the King County Courthouse. One of the options for moving the planned new Chinatown-International District light rail station, near city and county buildings, would allow transfers between all the light rail lines, through an underground connection to the existing Pioneer Square station, but it would not provide a direct connection to Sounder and Amtrak trains.Īfter facing heavy criticism from many within the Chinatown-International District over a new light rail station, Sound Transit is considering new options that would move the station out of the neighborhood.
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