![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Added the possibility of rail between Seattle and Everett via state Route 99 and Paine Field rather than mostly along Interstate 5.Added the possibility of rail between Burien and Renton that would intersect with Seattle's light rail line to Sea-Tac Airport.Bellevue Mayor Connie Marshall and Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels said rail there might not come anytime soon, but cities along I-405 should not be shut out from the possibility. Stuck with the existing designation of Interstate 405 between Lynnwood and Tukwila for possible rail extension, even though a state and federal study of the corridor selected bus rapid transit.Kenmore Councilman Jack Crawford said ridership would be considerably higher if the route included Lake City. A staff study of light rail that left 522 at Northeast 145th Street, bypassing Lake City, showed light ridership that did not appear to justify rail. Left open the possibility of rail for the state Route 522 corridor between Northgate, Lake City and the University of Washington campus in Bothell.Voted to consider adding express bus service between Totem Lake and Redmond and routes that better link downtown Bellevue, Issaquah, Sammamish and Redmond.Until now, Sound Transit has spent little or no money on development - such as housing, offices or retail - around stations and has focused mainly on building and operating transit services. Expressed a more aggressive posture on promoting transit-oriented development around regional transit facilities.In the end, members agreed on most issues and on continuing current practices. The meeting looked as if it had potential to be lively with several proposed changes to key agency policies and several conflicting amendments that indicated the board was not of one mind. The board will adopt a final 30-year plan in June and then will begin work on a list of specific 10- to 15-year projects to take to voters, possibly in the fall of 2006. The plan now goes to the public for comment. ![]()
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