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

Doug Trumm - April 14, 2022
A Link train passes through Rainier Valley in its fall colors. (Photo courtesy of Sound Transit)

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 to submit public comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS), which is the fancy name for the federally-required mega-document that encapsulates the alternatives still officially in consideration and how they would impact their surroundings.

To help break down the options, The Urbanist and Seattle Subway hosted a webinar on April 7th walking though the Seattle station alternatives and how to comment on the Draft EIS.