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An #ST3 planning workshop now underway. "We're hearing overwhelming support for Mercer Street," says @MayorofSeattle, rather than a Republican Street station carved within Seattle Center. Here's the 411 from @seattletimes @mrietmulder: seattletimes.com/entertainment/

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"From a rider perspective, the Republican Street station is clearly superior. Estimated to be 85 feet deep, the station also boasts elevators headed direct to the surface." Plus closer to Seattle Center destinations and $100M cheaper to build.

Selecting the Best Light Rail Alignments for West Seattle, Ballard, and Downtown

Sound Transit is in the midst of winnowing options to route light rail to Ballard and West Seattle, adding a second Downtown Seattle transit tunnel in the process. The public has until April 28th t…

9:55 PM · May 20, 2022

The Mercer alternative in Uptown is significantly deeper at ~110 feet, has no direct to surface elevators, displaces more homes, costs more, and would be farther from the Seattle Center complex.

Deep Seattle Light Rail Stations, Other ST3 Details Emerging Ahead of Draft Plan Release

Reaching the station platform could take six minutes at the deepest stations. Sound Transit’s preferred alignment for the next phase of light rail in Seattle includes a Westlake Station that …

In better news, Mayor Harrell and

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Balducci came out against super deep stations in Chinatown-International District, asking for them to be eliminated. Building 190 feet deep would torpedo the rider experience.

Dear Sound Transit: Prioritize Rider Experience, Take a Mulligan on West Seattle and Ballard Link

Sound Transit recently released updated alternatives for the Ballard and West Seattle light rail expansions. As Doug Trumm detailed here at The Urbanist, the agency has drafted up concepts for some…

"I'm not a fan of the real deep station in downtown," Chair Balducci said. They're too busy, they're too deep. I do not want elevator only stations in downtown." Here's us breaking that station depth story in January:

Deep Seattle Light Rail Stations, Other ST3 Details Emerging Ahead of Draft Plan Release

Reaching the station platform could take six minutes at the deepest stations. Sound Transit’s preferred alignment for the next phase of light rail in Seattle includes a Westlake Station that …

At the System Expansion Committee workshop today also discussed ST3 cost saving measures. Chair Balducci stressed they need to look carefully at exactly which riders they'd be forsaking if they cut stations. Background:

Sound Transit Unveils Cost Savings Concepts for West Seattle and Ballard Light Rail

The agency is contemplating dropping three stations — Avalon, Smith Cove, and South Lake Union — in a $1.3 billion cost saving package. Sound Transit has unveiled concepts for cost savi…