Scoping begins today! Share your comments by March 18
Sound Transit and the Federal Transit Administration have officially kicked off scoping for the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions project. Scoping is the next step in the environmental review process and provides an opportunity for you to comment on the route and station alternatives, topics to study in the Environmental Impact Statement, and project purpose and need. This public comment period will include multiple ways for you to share your feedback and help the Sound Transit Board identify a preferred alternative and other alternatives to study in an Environmental Impact Statement during the next phase of project development.
This is an especially important time to get involved and we want to hear from you! Here's how to comment:
- Attend an upcoming open house: details below
- Comment online: wsblink.participate.online
- Email us: wsbscopingcomments@soundtransit.org
- Leave a voicemail: 833-972-2666
- Mail us a letter: West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions, c/o Lauren Swift, Sound Transit, 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104
Comments must be received by March 18. Your feedback will be shared with the Stakeholder Advisory Group, Elected Leadership Group and the Sound Transit Board prior to their recommendations on which alternatives should be studied during environmental review. The Sound Transit Board will identify a preferred alternative and other alternatives to study in an Environmental Impact Statement in May 2019.
Save the dates! Join us at a scoping open house
We're excited to share dates for our upcoming scoping open houses in West Seattle, Ballard and downtown Seattle. We hope you'll join us at one of the meetings below to learn more about the alternatives being considered, ask questions and share your comments.
- West Seattle on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 6 – 8:30 p.m. at Alki Masonic Center
- Ballard/Interbay on Thursday, Feb. 28, 6 – 8:30 p.m. at Ballard High School
- Downtown on Thursday, March 7, 5 – 7:30 p.m. at Union Station
Can't join us in-person? Our online open house is now live! Visit wsblink.participate.online and submit your scoping comments by March 18.
New year, new numbers: advisory groups review Level 3 evaluation results
The Stakeholder Advisory Group and Elected Leadership Group recently held meetings to review the latest alternatives and hear more about the Level 3 evaluation results. The three end-to-end alternatives were evaluated based on their performance with respect to dozens of qualitative and quantitative measures, such as service reliability, travel times, environmental effects, technical feasibility and much more.
Want to dig into the details to inform your scoping comments? Explore the evaluation results, then visit the online open house to comment between now and March 18.
Other project documents, including a Scoping Information Report, the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Determination of Significance, and evaluation reports, are also available for review online.
Upcoming events
Scoping open houses on Feb. 27, Feb. 28 and March 7