TUESDAY: Transit Town Hall spotlighting West Seattle light-rail plan. Got questions?

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Two weeks ago, two local organizations – the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce and 34th District Democrats – announced a Transit Town Hall for questions and answers about the Sound Transit light-rail project, as decision time draws near. Tomorrow’s the night – Tuesday (July 23), 7 pm, at the Center for Active Living (4217 SW Oregon). You can send a question in advance by using this form. That same form includes a short survey you’re invited to answer even if you don’t have a question. Meantime, next major step in the project is the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement – no date yet but expected within the next few months.

WS Neighbor July 22, 2024 (7:36 pm)

I completed the form, reviewed it and tried to submit it. The form immediately disappeared, so I don’t think it got submitted! … I stated what many folks feel that are against the ST3 project, ..I feel it’s all rigged against those of us that are against the project! . ..ST Staff don’t want to hear from us.

Cheer July 22, 2024 (8:53 pm)

Form worked fine for me. Submitted my enthusiasm for hurrying up and getting this train running!
Platypus July 22, 2024 (9:40 pm)

Genuine question WS Neighbor, do you think the vote that was held and passed should be honored? Is that not the people speaking? I understand you didn’t get what you want, but in other situations you will and I likely won’t, but the people have spoken. I can’t imagine you being happy if politicians ignored your vote on a major project.
Art July 22, 2024 (9:54 pm)

Formed worked perfectly fine for me. Requested that they speed up the construction for our light rail!
SoLongDelridge July 22, 2024 (11:48 pm)

It is rigged against you, because a vote took place and you lost.
Arbor Heights Resident July 23, 2024 (5:50 pm)

The form works fine. It’s telling that you immediately went to conspiratorial victimhood when you merely suspected that it may not have worked. Nothing is rigged against you. Please take a deep breath.

Why Build It? July 23, 2024 (9:07 am)

Why build it?The current cost estimate for the West Seattle link is at least $4 billion. A reasonable case can be made – through the lens of costs versus benefits – that the cost is excessive. The planned light rail isn’t needed because it doesn’t improve transit or decrease congestion, but it will greatly harm our neighborhood and other areas. Building it will harm the heron colony and provide other benefits to the Pigeon Point greenspace, but it may also harm Longfellow Creek. Building the stations will create food deserts and other inequities, especially in Delridge and Avalon. Construction will harm the sanctity of our neighborhood and the tight-knit communities there, greatly disrupting lower-income areas. Big portions of West Seattle will face heavy congestion, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions for 6-8 years in Seattle while it’s built.Our current bus transit takes us downtown, and light rail will only go to SODO.The light rail extension will serve parts of West Seattle that already have substantial access to mass transit and not serve areas in our community where transit-dependent populations live and are underserved by mass transit.

K July 23, 2024 (2:23 pm)

I don’t agree with any of this. That’s why.
Arbor Heights Resident July 23, 2024 (5:45 pm)

Almost every “fact” in this tired-out list of complaints is either an outright lie or highly misleading. Here’s a real fact for you though: we voted for light rail, and we’re getting it.

Mellow Kitty July 23, 2024 (11:35 am)

Light rail, love it or hate it, the cold reality is we’re looking at 5-10 years, easy, of more torn up roads and construction at nearly all the major intersections. Again. Get a good set of audiobooks, folks.

Tanya Hurst July 23, 2024 (5:15 pm)

Do not build the current light rail option.Sure, light rail is good, build to Burien???? Not WS. Do not kill the trees of pigeon point, 60 businesses and the Longfellow Creek

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