CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION approving the alignment, station locations, and maintenance base location for Sound Transit's Link light rail lines in The City of Seattle, including the West Seattle Link Extension; and superseding the alignment, station locations, and maintenance base location approved in Resolution 31784.
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WHEREAS, since 1996, the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority ("Sound Transit") has been implementing the voter-approved Sound Move, Sound Transit 2 (ST2), and Sound Transit 3 (ST3) plans for a high-capacity regional transit system for the Central Puget Sound region; and
WHEREAS, in May 2016 during the development of the ST3 proposal, City Council passed Resolution 31668, which made alignment recommendations for the West Seattle Link Extension (WSLE) and Ballard Link Extension (BLE) projects to the Sound Transit Board, including a new light rail tunnel through Downtown Seattle; and
WHEREAS, the Sound Move and ST2 Plans include the following five electric light-rail lines: Central Link (downtown Seattle to SeaTac); University Link (downtown Seattle to University of Washington); Northgate Link Extension (University of Washington to Northgate); Lynnwood Link Extension (Northgate to Lynnwood); and East Link (downtown Seattle to Redmond); and the ST3 Plan includes the West Seattle Link (downtown Seattle to West Seattle) and Ballard Link (downtown Seattle to Ballard), each of which will provide numerous benefits to Seattle's residents, workers, and visitors, and will help the City meet its Comprehensive Plan goals for dense, mixed use urban centers and urban villages connected by high-quality public transit; and
WHEREAS, in December 2017, the City entered into a ST3 Partnership Agreement with Sound Transit (Resolution 31788) to collaborate on project delivery, streamline permitting, and seek ways to reduce project costs, and deliver the project in advance of schedule; and
WHEREAS, through a series ...
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