To support the future Stride S1 line, Sound Transit recently broke ground on a new transit center (TC) in Renton. The project will relocate Renton’s primary transit center from its current downtown location to the corner of Rainier and Grady, next to the existing South Renton park and ride. The new site offers a better connection to the I-405, making it easier for the Stride S1 line to serve Renton from the freeway corridor.
The regional S1 line will run between Burien and Bellevue, with intermediate stops at Tukwila International Blvd (TIB), Renton TC, and NE 44th St. Renton TC is expected to be a major source of ridership for the line, and Sound Transit projects that it will have the second highest boardings on the S1 line, narrowly trailing TIB.
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