Kent Station Parking and Access Improvements

Improving access on foot, by bike and by car

Timeline and milestones

  • Voter approval (2008)

    • Alternative Developing and Screening (2017)
      • Technical Advisory Committee composed of City of Kent and Sound Transit staff meets to establish goals and evaluation criteria for the project and identify potential improvements. Stakeholder workshops and open houses provide for public input.
      • Sound Transit evaluates improvement alternatives based on the goals and criteria and gathers community feedback on the alternatives.
      • Sound Transit Board reviews findings and stakeholder input and identifies preferred access improvements for the station. See information on the Preferred Alternative here.
    • Environmental Review, preliminary design and conceptual engineering (2018 - 2019)
    • Sound Transit Board selects projects to be built.
  • Milestone
    Acquire property & Obtain permits
    Hire design-build team. (A single contractor is hired to oversee design
    and construction.)
    Complete design
    Groundbreaking
    Complete construction

  • Open for service (2024)