

Monthly ridership of Seattle’s light rail has increased since the grand opening in 2009, now at two million boardings per month, as shown in the graphic of ridership reported to the U.S. Those two jurisdictions were added to the voter-approved Sound Transit plans beginning in 1996. The plan back then did not include tracks into Snohomish County to the north and Pierce County to the south. The SDC will continue to provide input as the project develops.Starting in the 1980s, the central Puget Sound region committed itself to a network of four-car light-rail trains having less passenger capacity than the eight-car heavy-rail subway rejected by King County voters in 19, a service territory that included Seattle and Bellevue. WSBLE - Urban design implications (March 2018).WSBLE - Level 2 preliminary recommendations (September 2018).WSBLE - Letter to ELG on CID and Delridge Stations (April 2019).WSBLE - Chinatown/International District Station Area Planning (December 2019).

WSBLE - Letter to Sound Transit - Early Design Advice (May 2022).WSBLE - Memo to City Council on Preferred Alternatives (June 2022).The Seattle Design Commission has provided the following recommendations to Sound Transit concerning WSBLE & Station infill projects: The West Seattle to Downtown light rail line extension is projected to open in 2032, while the Downtown to Ballard extension will open in 2037/2039. The plan also includes two infill stations, NE 130th St in North Seattle and S Graham St Station in Rainier Valley, along the existing light rail alignment. The WSBLE will include 12 miles of new light rail lines with 14 stations to service West Seattle, SODO, Downtown, South Lake Union, Uptown, Interbay and Ballard neighborhoods. Within the Seattle city limits, the plan includes the West Seattle & Ballard Link Extensions (WSBLE) as well as two infill stations along existing light rail alignments. Light rail extensions approved as part of the Sound Transit 3 plan, which was approved in 2016, adds 62 miles of light rail as well as providing additional bus rapid transit (BRT) lines, and expanding the capacity and service area of the Sounder rail line. The Sound Transit Light Rail Extensions will include projects that will expand the regional transit system throughout King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties. Honorable Mention - Leaves of Remembrance.Seattle City Light - Diagonal Ave S Street Vacation.Pike Pine Streetscape & Bicycle Improvements.33rd Ave W Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge.Waterfront – Overlook Walk & Ocean Pavilion.
