Seattle Subway

@seattlesubway.org

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All volunteer organization. We want what it sounds like we want.

A depiction of part of Seattle Subway's vision map. The relevant part to the post is the pink line which runs north-south and separates from the current 1 line at SODO, goes through Georgetown and South Park, and rejoins at Tukwila International Blvd before ending at SeaTac Airport. This would free up Sound Transit to elevate the existing Ranier Valley segment without severing the spine.
"It is holistic. It’s creative. It’s iterative,” Constantine said. “We’re talking about everything across the agency — operations and maintenance and finance — considering everything we are doing in order that we might be able to better deliver and better serve from an internal perspective, process requires ST leadership and staff to bring all of our costs together and really collaborate across various interlocking spheres to inform each other and deliver the best data and information to the board to inform board decisions. Instead of throwing on the brakes, instead of paralysis or simply delaying projects and diminishing scope, as we did previously, we are going to look at this program holistically and bring the board information on all of our work from across all of our enterprise.”
A depiction of part of Seattle Subway's vision map. The relevant part to the post is the pink line which runs north-south and separates from the current 1 line at SODO, goes through Georgetown and South Park, and rejoins at Tukwila International Blvd before ending at SeaTac Airport. This would free up Sound Transit to elevate the existing Ranier Valley segment without severing the spine.
Community members at the Ballard Farmers Market organizing to save light rail to Ballard
Temporary navigation signs that we assume were put up by a FIFA (or some third party that is not Sound Transit) used the Seattle Subway logo to guide people towards Link.
Video showing Bollards at Tacoma Dome Station and a Sounder Train that’s really far from the rider entrance/crossing.
Regional vision map showing existing Link system, planned expansion, and vision lines for long term expansion beyond that.
Image showing that SB 5528 passed in both the WA house and senate.
Seattle rapid transit/high capacity transit proposals over the years. Starting with the Bogue plan is 1912 (failed), Forward Thrust 1968/1970 (failed), Sound Transit’s Long Range Plan (in process), the BRT map from the 2012 Seattle TMP (partially implemented), Seattle Subway’s vision map, and the current Link vision in the 2023 Seattle Transportation Plan.
Picture of 70 people in 70 cars across two lanes in gridlock traffic vs 140 people in two buses in one lane in no traffic at all.
Question: “What does it take to move 1000 people?” Answer: One 4-car Link Train OR 15 Metro Buses OR 625 cars, which also require 5 acres of parking at both their start and destination.
Picture of the M4 line in Milan, just opened with 21 stations over 9 miles for $2.6 Billion.
Pennsylvania department of transportation tweet about how distracted walking is just as dangerous as distracted driving. Includes a graphic telling people to keep their heads up and phone down while walking.
Be prepared for delays and wear good walking shoes just in case. The nimble and courageous may be able to rent an electric bike.