Sound Transit's schedule of public events for May 17-21

May 17, 2004

Note: The below schedule provides more detailed information for the ST Express open houses on May 18 and May 19.

Tuesday, May 18
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Open house on ST Express service
Union Station
401 S. Jackson St., Seattle

Sound Transit will hold an open house on the ST Express 2004 Service Implementation Plan, including bus service changes proposed for implementation in 2005 and 2006. The open house will also address proposed fare changes on ST Express Route 550. For more information, visit www.soundtransit.org and click the ST Express link.

5-8 p.m. Regional Transit Long Range Vision public meeting
Washington State History Museum
1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma

Sound Transit will host the third of four public meetings to gather community input as the agency updates the Regional Transit Long Range Vision, its goals for improving our regional transit system in the years ahead. The Vision will provide a framework for the region to consider additional transit investments in response to continuing population growth and the need to move more people through our most congested travel corridors. Public input is an important part of the process and will play a key role in shaping the scope of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Vision. Through June 2, Sound Transit is collecting comments on alternatives and environmental issues that should be studied in the SEIS. Written comments on the scope of the SEIS should be sent to Perry Weinberg at 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104. The final meeting will take place in Seattle on Wednesday, May 19. More information is available at www.soundtransit.org.

Wednesday, May 19
1-6 p.m. Open house on ST Express service
Bellevue Transit Center
10850 N.E. 6th St., Bellevue

5-8 p.m. Regional Transit Long Range Vision public meeting
Union Station
401 S. Jackson St., Seattle

Sound Transit will host the last of four public meetings to gather community input as the agency updates the Regional Transit Long Range Vision, its goals for improving our regional transit system in the years ahead. The Vision will provide a framework for the region to consider additional transit investments in response to continuing population growth and the need to move more people through our most congested travel corridors. Public input is an important part of the process and will play a key role in shaping the scope of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Vision. Through June 2, Sound Transit is collecting comments on alternatives and environmental issues that should be studied in the SEIS. Written comments on the scope of the SEIS should be sent to Perry Weinberg at 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104. An additional meeting will take place in Tacoma on Tuesday, May 18. More information is available at www.soundtransit.org.

Thursday, May 20
10-11 a.m. Central Link Oversight Committee meeting
Union Station, Sound Transit Board Room
401 S. Jackson St., Seattle

Meeting agendas, motions and staff reports are available at Board Meetings.

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sound Transit Finance Committee meeting
Union Station, Sound Transit Board Room
401 S. Jackson St., Seattle

Meeting agendas, motions and staff reports are available at Board Meetings.

1-3 p.m. Sound Transit Board meeting
Union Station, Sound Transit Board Room
401 S. Jackson St., Seattle

Meeting agendas, motions and staff reports are available at Board Meetings.

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