Milestones
Milestones are a valuable tool for the public to chart Sound Transit's achievements and hold it accountable throughout the year.
There are 33 milestones for 2012. These milestones continue our tradition of planning and providing services that connect the people of Central Puget Sound.
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2012 Milestones
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SERVING OUR CUSTOMERS |
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Eastbound I-90 HOV improvements open between Mercer Island and Bellevue Way |
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Agency receives clean financial audit |
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Three new Sounder locomotives delivered |
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Sounder service begins to South Tacoma and Lakewood |
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25.8 million combined bus, train and paratransit boardings |
BUILDING THE SYSTEM |
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First Hill Streetcar construction begins |
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North Link baseline budget and schedule adopted by Board |
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Mukilteo Sounder station south platform construction begins |
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U-Link tunneling complete from UW to Capitol Hill Station |
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North Link groundbreaking |
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D-to-M Streets construction completed |
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Link extension to S. 200th Street design/build contract awarded |
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East Link final design begins |
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U-Link tunneling complete from Capitol Hill Station to downtown Seattle |
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Sounder Lakewood layover yard phase 1 construction complete |
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Tukwila permanent Sounder station construction begins |
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Sounder artwork installed between Tacoma and Lakewood |
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE |
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Sounder station access and demand study completed |
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North Corridor I-5 light rail project Draft EIS alternatives identified |
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Board decision on ST Express bus base development project |
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Board decision on Sounder yard and shops project |
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Alternatives analysis begins on South Corridor transit extension to Kent/Des Moines |
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Initial screening completed for Tacoma Link expansion |
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Link O&M Satellite Facility siting study begins |
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Environmental review completed for additional Sounder South Line easements |
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Kent/Des Moines to Federal Way/Tacoma transit connection study begins |
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Begin Puyallup Sounder station access project environmental review |
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Begin Sumner Sounder station access project environmental review |
COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY |
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Capitol Hill Station Development Agreement approved |
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Twenty-four ST Express 40-foot replacement buses delivered, including 22 hybrids |
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FTA project initiated to assess climate change impacts to Sound Transit |
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"Best practices" enhanced for sustainable construction |
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Sustainable design criteria integrated into major capital projects |