CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Department of Transportation; approving a change to the approved alignment for the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority's ("Sound Transit") Link Light Rail Transit Project and authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation to execute an amendment to the "Agreement between The City of Seattle and Sound Transit for Grant of Non-Exclusive Use of a Light Rail Transit Way as related to the Link Light Rail Transit Project" to include the addition of an infill station at Northeast 130th Street located within the City of Seattle; superseding Section 11.23.440 of the Seattle Municipal Code to allow construction worker parking in related areas of 5th Ave NE; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, since 1996, 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, the Sound Move, ST2, and ST3 plans include the following seven electric light-rail lines located wholly or partially in Seattle: 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); East Link (downtown Seattle to Redmond); West Seattle Link Extension (downtown Seattle to West Seattle); and Ballard Link Extension (downtown Seattle to Ballard); and
WHEREAS, through a series of resolutions (R99-34; R2001-16; R2005-20; R2006-07; R2011-10; R2012-13; and R2015-05), the Sound Transit Board selected the rail alignment, station locations, and maintenance base location for the five projects that are currently under construction or operating in Seattle (City): Central Link; University Link; Northgate Link Extension; East Link; an...
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