The East Link project expands light rail from Downtown Seattle to Mercer Island, downtown Bellevue, and the Overlake Transit Center with stations serving Mercer Island, South Bellevue, downtown Bellevue, Bel-Red and Overlake areas. For those interested, Sound Transit will be holding the following public meetings in July:
112th Avenue
Background:
On April 22, the Sound Transit Board announced its preference for an East Link light rail route that runs on 112th Avenue between Downtown and Bellevue Way. While the Bellevue City Council prefers an alternate route (B7, next to I-405), the 112th Avenue alignment could be Sound Transit’s final choice. Read the 112th Avenue Light Rail Options Concept Design Report that was presented to the Board on Thursday, June 24.
Community Workshop
- What: Identifying Community Preferences on 112th
- When: July 7 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Where: Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave NE. for parking information and directions, Click Here
Due to the structure of this meeting, Sound Transit would like the be prepared to accommodate everyone that wants to attend. Please RSVP for the workshop to eastlink@soundtransit.org or 206-398-5438. RSVPs are not required, but appreciated.
Open House
- What: 112th Avenue, South Bellevue Park-and-Ride, and Bellevue Way
- When: July 14 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Where: Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave NE. for parking information and directions, Click Here
Hospital Station Options Evaluation and Public Meeting
Background:
At the direction of the Sound Transit Board, Sound Transit is evaluating design options for the Hospital Station in Bellevue along the BNSF rail corridor. A draft Technical Memorandum has been published to present the results of the evaluation. Read the Segment C – Evaluation of Hospital Station Options that was presented to the Board on Thursday, June 24.
Hospital Station Options Briefing
- What: Public briefing on the location of the Hospital Station
- When: July 13 – 4:00 to 6:30 p.m.
- Where: Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave NE. for parking information and directions, Click Here
May I politely suggest that the portion of this article on the main seattletransitblog website should have had the dates of the meetings or something newsworthy rather than some boilerplate about what East Link is.