HERBOLD: Sound Transit Board update; Refinements on Junction and Delridge Stations

HERBOLD: Sound Transit Board update; Refinements on Junction and Delridge Stations
Community feedback says eliminate Avalon Station

Fri, 03/03/2023

Information from District 1 Councilmember Lisa Herbold

The Sound Transit Board met last week on February 23rd.

The meeting included an update on community feedback to the Further Studiesthat examine potential changes to the preferred alternative. Here’s a link to the presentation, most of which covers areas outside of West Seattle.

Here are links to the slides for West Seattle Community Feeback:

Alaska Junction:

Alaska Junction refinement

Avalon station:

Avalon Station

Delridge station:

Delridge Station

In addition, at the end of the presentation, Sound Transit included an End to End Scenario that includes shifting the Delridge station at Andover, the alignment to the south, and a 42nd Street entrance in the Alaska Junction:

Preferred refinements

On March 9, the System Expansion Committee will make a recommendation the Board will consider two weeks later.