CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION supporting Sound Transit (A Regional Transit Authority) Proposition 1 ballot measure and urging Seattle voters to vote "Yes" on Sound Transit Proposition 1 on the November 8, 2016 general election ballot.
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WHEREAS, a Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) was created for the Pierce, King, and Snohomish County region by action of their respective county councils pursuant to RCW 81.112.030; and
WHEREAS, in November 1996, the voters of the three-county Sound Transit district approved Sound Move, a ten-year regional transit system plan for high-capacity transit in the Central Puget Sound Region; and
WHEREAS, in November 2008, the voters of the three-county Sound Transit district approved Sound Transit 2, a 15-year regional transit system plan for high-capacity transit in the Central Puget Sound Region; and
WHEREAS, a continued regional investment in high-capacity transit, including light rail (Link), commuter rail (Sounder), and express bus service and facilities (ST Express), will provide fast, frequent, and reliable connections among the region's major population and employment centers; and
WHEREAS, Sound Transit has engaged in a multi-year planning process with the public, other agencies, and communities to identify and evaluate potential projects for inclusion in the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) proposal, and to evaluate several revenue and investment scenarios; and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2016 the Sound Transit Board adopted the ST3 plan and voted to send the plan to voters for the November 8, 2016 ballot; and
WHEREAS, the ST3 plan would build a total of 62 miles of light rail with stations serving 37 additional areas, including light rail to Everett, Tacoma, Redmond, and Issaquah; and
WHEREAS, the ST3 Plan is projected to quintuple Sound Transit ridership from approximately 150,000 trips each weekday today to almost 800,000 daily trips in 2040. And the share of all people using rail transit wo...
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