When North Link opens in 2021, it will include stations at Northgate, the Roosevelt neighborhood and the University District.
Reminder: Meet the artists for Brooklyn Station on Feb. 17
Friday Feb. 17, 2012 - 6 - 8 p.m.
6 p.m. Station information open house 6:30 p.m. Artist lecture Henry Art Gallery auditorium University of Washington, 15th Ave NE and NE 41st Street, Seattle
Local team Lead Pencil Studio was commissioned through a national call-to-artists to create public art for Sound Transit's future Link light rail station in the University District. University District community members participated in the selection of the artists.
Visit Sound Transit's website
for more information about this event.
We are still working to reschedule the Meet the Artists event for Roosevelt Station, which was postponed last month due to snow.
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Learn more about Northgate Station construction plans, March 21
Sound Transit will host an open house to discuss preliminary construction plans for the Northgate Station, above-ground light rail guideway, and tunnel portal. We will discuss:
Construction phases and schedule
Expected street, sidewalk, and parking restrictions
Parking replacement options
Construction noise
Methods of preventing and mitigating impacts to neighbors
Join us to learn more and to share your thoughts and ideas.
When: Wednesday, March 21, 6 – 8:30 p.m. (presentation begins at 6:30 p.m.)
Where: Olympic View Elementary School Cafeteria, 504 NE 95th Street, Seattle
Coming soon: learn more about Roosevelt Station construction plans
Sound Transit will also host an open house in late March to provide an update on construction plans at Roosevelt. We will discuss:
Updated construction schedule
Application to the City of Seattle for a night-time noise variance
Update to expected street, sidewalk, and parking restrictions
Methods of preventing and mitigating impacts to neighbors
Join us to learn more and to share your thoughts and ideas.
Stay tuned for meeting details.
Plant salvage events a success!
Thanks to the over 40 people who recently dug, pulled and hauled plants, pavers, retaining walls and stepping stones on Sound Transit's properties and took them to reuse in their yards.
Sound Transit hosted the salvage event on Jan. 28 in advance of building demolition at the sites of the future Brooklyn and Roosevelt light rail stations. Check out a photo of the event on Sound Transit's Flickr photostream.
The majority of available plants and landscaping materials were salvaged and won't be headed to the landfill when building demolition occurs later this year.
Sound Transit organized the event as a fun way to help achieve its project sustainability goals.
What is North Link?
North Link is a key part of the regional mass transit system approved by voters in 2008. The 4.3-mile light rail extension includes stations in the University District (Brooklyn), Roosevelt neighborhood and Northgate. Trains will run in underground tunnels from downtown Seattle to a site along Interstate 5, south of the Northgate Station. Trains will come out of the tunnels to serve the elevated Northgate Station.
The Sound Transit Board selected the North Link route and station locations in April 2006, following completion of the North Link Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
North Link is projected to add over 60,000 daily riders to the Link system, bringing total daily ridership to 176,000 in 2030. Construction of North Link is expected to begin in 2012 with service starting in 2021.
To stay informed about the North Link Light Rail project:
