Sound Transit's schedule of public events for June 15 - 21
Saturday, June 15
10-12 noon National Federation of the Blind of Washington meeting
Seattle YMCA
909 4th Ave., Seattle
Sound Transit staff will attend the meeting of the Seattle Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Washington meeting to share information about Sound Transit's accessibility programs, including accessible design, the Citizens' Accessibility Advisory Committee, and the Mobility Initiative Program.
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Central Link / North Rainier Valley community meeting
Rainier Valley Cultural Center
3515 S. Alaska St., Seattle
Sound Transit staff will provide an update on design plans, now at 60%, for the Othello and Edmunds light rail stations, Edmunds street pedestrian corridor improvements, public art components, and urban design improvements along Martin Luther King, Jr. Way South.
Tuesday, June 18
9-12 noon I-405 Corridor Program-Executive Committee meeting
Kirkland City Hall, Peter Kirk Room
123 5th Ave., Kirkland
The I-405 Corridor Program is a WSDOT-lead, community-based partnership to create a package of integrated, multi-modal transportation improvements that will address future needs in the I-405 corridor. This is the regular meeting of the Executive Committee.
10-1:00 p.m. Sound Transit Citizens' Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting
Union Station, Sound Transit Board Room
401 S. Jackson St., Seattle
The Citizens' Accessibility Advisory Committee, which was established by Sound Transit to review plans and programs and advise the agency about accessibility issues, will hold its regular monthly meeting.
Wednesday, June 19
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Construction and Apprenticeship Job Fair
Duwamish Industrial Training Center
6770 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle
Sound Transit staff will host an information booth at the job fair, which will include representatives from the Seattle-King County Building and Construction Trades Council, South Seattle Community College, and the Office of Port JOBS.
6-8:00 p.m. Outreach session on Pierce County contracting opportunities
Allen-Russell Building
1321 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Tacoma
Sound Transit Boardmember Claudia Thomas and agency staff, in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, will provide information for M/W/DBE and other small businesses on contracting opportunities with Sound Transit.
Thursday, June 20
8:15-10:45 a.m. Citizen Oversight Panel meeting
Union Station, Prospector Room
401 S. Jackson St., Seattle
The Citizen Oversight Panel (COP) will hold its regular monthly meeting.
4:30-7:30 p.m. Open House and public hearing on proposed Kirkland HOV access improvements and transit enhancements
Kirkland City Hall, Peter Kirk Room
123 5th Ave., Kirkland
Sound Transit and WSDOT staff will host a public hearing / open house to discuss proposed transit enhancements and HOV improvements in the Kirkland area.
6:30-9 p.m. Central Link / North Rainier Valley community meeting
Rainier Valley Cultural Center
3515 S. Alaska St., Seattle
Sound Transit staff will provide an update on design plans, now at 60%, for the Othello and Edmunds light rail stations, Edmunds street pedestrian corridor improvements, public art components, and urban design improvements along Martin Luther King, Jr. Way South.
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