2018
Service Development 6/25/2018
Waterfront & North Belltown Transit Study
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Contents
Executive summary ......................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 4 Study area & context ...................................................................................................................... 5 History ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Construction Projects & Current Conditions ............................................................................... 7 Current Construction Projects on the Waterfront ...................................................................... 9 Planned construction projects .................................................................................................... 9 Recent developments ............................................................................................................... 10 Previous Studies ............................................................................................................................ 12 King County Metro Downtown Southend Transit Study (completed September 2012) .......... 12 Local Waterfront Transit Report (completed December 2014) ................................................ 13 Outreach Activities ........................................................................................................................ 14 Waterfront Advisory Group ...................................................................................................... 14 Meeting #1 (March 13, 2018) ................................................................................................ 14 Follow-up stakeholder discussions ........................................................................................ 14 Meeting #2 (May 10, 2018) ................................................................................................... 15 Waterfront transit strategies ........................................................................................................ 16 Summary of transit service concepts ........................................................................................ 16 Long-term, post-construction strategies (2021 and later) ........................................................... 17 New waterfront bus route ........................................................................................................ 18 Trolley wire extension ............................................................................................................... 20 Route 125 reroute ..................................................................................................................... 22 Near-term strategies (present-2021) ............................................................................................ 24 Employer Shared Shuttle program ............................................................................................ 24 Enhanced outreach, wayfinding, and marketing during viaduct closure ................................. 25 Other opportunities ...................................................................................................................... 25 Next steps & conclusion ................................................................................................................ 26 Appendix ....................................................................................................................................... 27
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