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South Sound Link Extensions
South King County Mobility Coalition | 11.8.18
Sagar Ramachandra & Jefferson Rose
Community Outreach Specialists
Sound Transit District
40% of
the state’s
population
More people, more cars
1,500+ every week Freeway delays = longer
commute times
=POPULATION GROWTH TRAFFIC DELAYS
800,000 new neighbors by 2040
2010 2017 2040
Meeting growing demand
75,508
163,000
AVERAGE WEEKDAY RIDERSHIP
690,000
560,000
PR
OJE
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System ExpansionLink Light Rail
• 116-mile regional system• 49 new stations• Connecting Tacoma, Everett, Bellevue,
Redmond, Issaquah, Ballard and West Seattle
Tacoma Link extensions to Hilltop and TCC• 12 new stations
Sounder south commuter rail• Parking and access improvements• Platform extensions• Expansion of service, 40% capacity increase
Bus• Bus Rapid Transit serving 12 cities,
in the I-405, SR 522 and SR 518 corridors• Bus-on-Shoulder opportunities: I-5, I-405,
SR 518, SR 167• Contribution to Pierce Transit’s BRT on Pacific
Ave./SR 7
Service and System
expansion in the
South Sound
Angle Lake to Federal Way
• Length: 7.8 Miles
• Stations: 3 (3 parking garages)
• Daily Projected Riders:
36,500 (2035)
• Estimated Cost: $2.549 billion
Federal WayLink Extension (FWLE)
FWLE project timeline
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
Groundbreaking
Construction updatesand mitigation
Safety education
Testing and pre-operations
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
Final route design
Final station designs
Procure and commission station and public art
Obtain land use and development agreements
Begin property acquisition
PLANNING DESIGN CONSTRUCTION2019–2024 2019–2024
START OF
SERVICE
2016Alternatives development
• Investigation of alternatives
• Board identifies Preferred Alternative
Environmental review
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Final EIS
Board selects project to be built
Federal agency issues Record of Decision (ROD)
2024
Kent/Des Moines Station Concept
• New 500 space garage
• Three new, landscaped streets to promote easy access for walking, bicycling and transit
• Two large plaza areas featuring landscaping, seating and public art
South 272nd Street Station Concept
• New 1100 space garage
• Rebuilt portion of S 272 Street
improves vehicle/bus access
• Improvements include a
pedestrian/bicycle path to the
station plaza, connections to
the existing freeway bus stop
and direct access to the
station platform
Federal Way Station Concept
• New 400 space garage
• Transit only bus loop for
easy transfer to light rail
• New street grid to
provide more convenient
access and potential for
future development
Federal Way Transit Center to Tacoma Dome
• Length: 9.7 miles
• Stations: 4 (2 parking garages)
• Daily Projected Riders: 27,000-37,000
(2040)
• Estimated Cost: $1.85 to $2.03 billion
(2014$)
Operations and Maintenance Facility –
South
• Cost: $501.33 to $537.13 million (2014$)
Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE)
TDLE project timeline
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
Groundbreaking
Construction updatesand mitigation
Safety education
Testing and pre-operations
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
Final route design
Final station designs
Procure and commission station and public art
Obtain land use and development agreements
Begin property acquisition
PLANNING DESIGN CONSTRUCTION2022–2025 2025–2030
START OF
SERVICE
2016Alternatives development
• Investigation of alternatives
• Board identifies Preferred Alternative
Environmental review
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Final EIS
Board selects project to be built
Federal agency issues Record of Decision (ROD)
2024
2018–2022
Alternatives development process
PLANNING
DESIGN CONSTRUCTION2018–2022
2025–20302016Alternatives development (2018-2019)
• Investigation of alternatives
• Board identifies Preferred Alternative
Environmental review (2019-2022)
Draft EIS
Final EIS
Board selects project to be built
Federal agency issues Record of Decision (ROD)
Broad range of alternativesMarch to May 2018
Preferred AlternativeSummer 2019
Conceptual evaluationJune to October 2018
Detailed evaluation
Oct. 2018 to Feb. 2019
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
TDLE September
outreach period
• More than 175 people attended three
open house meetings in Federal Way,
Fife, and Tacoma
• 2800 unique visitors to the online open
house
• More than 700 written comments from
in-person and online comment forms
• Three e-mail updates to 6,200 recipients
on project GovDelivery list
• 67,276 postcards mailed to households
along the project corridor
September open houses
• Interest in redevelopment to
accommodate new housing,
amenities, and walkable
neighborhoods
• Interest in prioritizing station
location for easy pedestrian, bike,
and transit access
Summary of comments
• Concern about traffic
congestion in the station
area during construction and
after project completion
• Concern that parking won’t
meet demand
Summary of comments
• SR 99, Enchanted
Parkway, and I-5 West
options advancing
• I-5 median and I-5 East
options set aside
South Federal Way Alternatives
Community engagement &
collaboration
Community engagement
Contact ST Go onlineGet involved
Call the project line to speak
with an outreach specialist
Send an email with questions,
concerns or comments to
Attend an open house
Participate in
community/neighborhood
briefings
Visit the project website.
www.soundtransit.org/Projects-
and-Plans/Federal-Way-Link-
Extension
Respond to online surveys
Subscribe to email updates
Follow on social media
Commitment to accessibility and translation services
Public engagement