HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2024-09-09 Item 4 - Presentation - Sound Transit Boeing Access Road Light Rail Station UpdateBoeing Access Road Station Project
Briefing for Tukwila City Council
9/9/2024
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Agenda
• Briefing Purpose
• Project History
• Project Overview
• Schedule
• Station Alternatives
• Community Engagement
• Next Steps
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Briefing Purpose
• Reintroduce the project
• Provide updates on the project
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Project History
1996
Sound Move
Plan
• S Boeing
Access Rd
Station
included
1999
Central Link
EIS
• S Boeing
Access Rd
Station
evaluated
1999-2001
Station
Deferral
• S Boeing
Access Rd
Station
deferred by
ST Board
2001
Sounder
Removal
• Sounder
Boeing
Access Rd
Station
removed
from Sound
Move Plan
2016
ST3 Ballot
Measure
• BAR Link
station
included
• Sounder BAR
station not
included
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Project Overview
• New elevated station with side
platforms
• Bus transfer facility
• 300-stall parking lot
• Pedestrian and vehicle access to
the station, potentially including a
new signal
• Scheduled to open in 2031
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Near -term Schedule
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Project Startup and Existing
Conditions
Alternatives
Development
Alts. Screening,
Evaluation and
Refinement
Preferred
Alternative
Recommendation
Online/In-person
Open Houses
Online
Survey
Stakeholder Interviews
♦ Board Briefing on
Preferred Alternative
Conceptual Engineering and Environmental
Review
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
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Station Alternatives
• 2 station alternative
locations:
• Boeing Access Rd
(representative site)
• E Marginal Way
Link light rail
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station area
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Other service
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(in service)
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Engagement Summary
Summary of events
• Stakeholder interviews
• Community events
• Online Open House: July 2-28
• In -person Open House: July 17, Tukwila Community Center
What we're hearing
• Support for East Marginal Way station location
• Enhance safety and accessibility
• Minimize construction duration and impacts to Link service
• Even split on importance of parking
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Upcoming Engagement
Online Survey - Early/Mid-September
• Will share July engagement summary and station alternatives
• Seeking additional feedback:
• Did we accurately capture your feedback in July?
• Did we miss anything?
In -Person Engagement - August -October
• Focus groups
• Community events
• Ongoing briefings and conversations
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Next Steps —Fall 2024
• Community Engagement
Round 2
• Briefing to the ST Board
• Begin Phase 2 (conceptual
engineering and
environmental review)
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