CHANGE: West Seattle Light Rail Visioning Forum has a new date – November 24

Just in – a new date, one week later than originally planned, for the West Seattle Light Rail Visioning Forum.

It’s now set for 5:30 pm Monday, November 24, same location – Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (4408 Delridge Way SW) – and same panelists, including County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, outgoing County Executive Shannon Braddock, Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine, and Kirk Hovenkotter of the Transportation Choices Coalition (which just launched the “Build the Damn Trains” campaign advocating for building all currently planned ST projects as planned). Councilmember Mosqueda has told us there will be time for Q&A/comments toward the end of the event.

RANDY November 14, 2025 (3:58 pm)

Will we finally find out the Alaska Junction alignment?

Jay November 14, 2025 (4:07 pm)

I love this! No more letting NIMBYs screw us and inflate costs with their obstruction and stalling tactics, BUILD THE DAMN TRAINS!

Delridge Engineer November 16, 2025 (1:57 pm)

You know they are on schedule right? I love how the commenters on the blog don’t think it takes time to design and plan this stuff. Calm down. The train is coming.

Derek November 14, 2025 (4:36 pm)

Every minor delay annoys me. Just driving up costs by the way. Maybe Katie can use her leverage to expedite this thing.

Question Authority November 15, 2025 (7:58 pm)

And what type of leverage would that be, and from what experience will she garner that from? Sound Transit doesn’t work for or report to her as Mayor.
- k November 16, 2025 (6:34 am)
  
  Wilson’s experience has been detailed multiple times. At this point, anyone who still thinks she’s inexperienced is either trolling or willfully ignorant. It’s not the rest of the internet’s job to do your research for you, especially when you are so unwilling to hear the results. Sound Transit doesn’t report to the mayor, but as long as they’re building in the city, the city can impact the project.
- Justin November 16, 2025 (11:25 am)
  
  The Mayor of Seattle typically serves on the ST Board. I’d say that gives her some leverage.

Not cool November 14, 2025 (7:54 pm)

This new falls within one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. Feels like political grandstanding again. They want to have the semblance of public engagement without actual community engagement. Short notice, last minute switch, and lots of traveling people. Classic.

WSB November 14, 2025 (8:42 pm)

FWIW, I pointed that out when they messaged me to say the date was changing. Councilmember Mosqueda replied that she gets that and promises another forum early in the year. – TR
- Not cool November 14, 2025 (9:48 pm)
  
  Thank you Tracy, As always, the Blog is an invaluable part of our community and I don’t think West Seattle would be as awesome without your help! In the month of gratitude/Thanksgiving, West Seattle Blog is among the things we are most thankful for every year.

Rhonda November 14, 2025 (9:52 pm)

I hope the Trump Administration cuts off all federal funding for this.

West Marge November 16, 2025 (3:42 pm)

That will be the only good thing he’ll do.
k November 16, 2025 (8:26 pm)

Why? It won’t stop the project, it just means we’ll pay more. This is just like the people saying light rail shouldn’t come to West Seattle. It won’t save you any money; you’ll just be paying for light rail to other people’s neighborhoods instead of your own.

zoo.seres6z@icloud.com November 15, 2025 (9:40 am)

Will there be genuine interaction with our community? Is this a participatory event where we can ask about the economic, societal and environmental impacts that concern us? Will West Seattle transportation, transit, and mobility needs be discussed? Or, will it be a typical Sound Transit event where they talk at us and present very vague (but glossy) design plans. I would like to ask some questions about this $9 billion WS to SODO ride we are paying for – the most expensive urban rail in the world to date, btw. Nine billion dollars could buy 9000 million-dollar electric buses. See you on the 24th!Pro-Transit Bus Rider

WS Resident November 15, 2025 (5:29 pm)

I commend those of you who are questioning Sound Transit’s intentions for the forum scheduled on November 24th. We already know what to expect: a repeat of the West Seattle Transit forum held in 2024. This will follow the same superficial approach they consistently use for their quasi-community engagement. They will “talk at us” with their “vision” for the West Seattle Light Rail, utilizing an impressive PowerPoint presentation filled with poorly thought-out plans that are unaffordable, inflexible, and impractical.

Councilmember Mosqueda has informed us that there will be time for questions and comments toward the end of the event. However, this is not truly a forum. A genuine community forum should be a meeting that fosters engagement, debate, and knowledge sharing among participants.

Justin November 16, 2025 (8:15 am)

The WSLE project has completed its EIS process and has a Record of Decision. Those processes are completed. So any “engagement, debate and knowledge sharing” should be strictly in regard to the currently underway final design process. Wanting to discuss and debate a project’s purpose and need all the way through construction is one reason projects in our region take so long and cost so much.

stupidinseattle November 16, 2025 (3:20 pm)

Can anyone estimate how much the typical West Seattle resident has paid in taxes for ST light rail since the 2016 election approval, waiting and waiting for their line to be built? Would be a nice figure to share with the government representatives at this forum.

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