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BACKGROUND
DISCUSSION
City of Tukwila
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Mayor Haggerton
Community Affairs and Parks Committee
From: Jack Pace, Director
Date: April 20, 2010
Subject: Renaming Tukwila Sounder Station
ISSUE
Sound Transit staff is requesting the City's input on the renaming of the Sounder "Tukwila
Station." They suggest "Tukwila Longacres Station."
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
The Tukwila City Council provided input to the Sound Transit Board via a motion regarding the
Link station name. With the Link station now operational, many people are referring to it as the
Tukwila station rather than the Tukwila International Boulevard station; thereby causing
confusion with the Sounder Tukwila Station. Sound Transit Staff are suggesting a name change
for the Sounder station to help alleviate confusion.
The Sounder commuter rail service has been operating since 1991. The Tukwila Station also
acts as an Amtrak stop for the Cascades service, which is a Pacific Northwest regional train
service between Eugene and Vancouver B.C.
As a system, there are few stops and all the existing station names reflect the City where the
Station is located, except the Tacoma Dome station. See the Sound Transit System Map that is
attached.
The general requirements established by the Sound Transit Board for the naming of facilities
are as follows:
1. Station names must reflect the nature of their environment such as landmarks, and
street names plus geographical location.
2. Station names will be brief and easy to read
3. Station names must adhere to the 30 characters per name standard to insure
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
4. Commercial names should be avoided because names can change and prove costly
and confusing to the public.
The Sounder station's address is 7301 S. Longacres Way; therefore the Tukwila Longacres
station is a reasonable recommendation. It reflects the actual street location, is less than 30
characters in length, and reflects the history of the area.
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RECOMMENDATION
Forward this item to the May 10 Committee of the Whole meeting with a motion citing the City's
preference for a new name for the Sounder station.
ATTACHMENT
Sound Transit System Map.
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