Sound Transit to consider light rail routes outside of Seattle’s Chinatown

Sound Transit to consider light rail routes outside of Seattle’s Chinatown

(The Center Square) – In a room full of residents of Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, the Sound Transit Board agreed to include two stations north and south of the district in

Sound Transit Board votes against light rail stop in Seattle's CID

Their endorsement of new stations outside the Chinatown-International District satisfied some neighborhood activists — but upset transit advocates.

Debate rages over proposed Sound Transit stations in the CID

The debate over the number and placement of Sound Transit stations in the Chinatown-International District (CID) continues to be contentious. The analysis has been going on for six years, according to KIRO Newsradio Senior Transportation Reporter Chris Sullivan. The cost has been $140 million just for the studies. Sound Transit’s governing board met this week to consider plans. The Urbanist sees it this way: In our observation, Sound Transit and…