Sound Transit announced that it will be holding a series of workshops as part of the process of designing the preferred alternative for East Link, which is "Sound Transit’s voter-approved project to build light rail between Seattle and Overlake."
The Sound Transit Board of Directors recently identified a preferred East Link alternative with eastside stations serving Mercer Island, south Bellevue, downtown Bellevue, Bel-Red, Overlake and downtown Redmond. (The line connects to Seattle via I-90 and is expected to serve 40,000-50,000 riders daily by 2030.) Open to the public, each workshop will focus on the neighborhood preferred route and station for each location.
Overlake/Redmond
Oct. 12, 2009
5 to 7:30 p.m. (presentation begins at 5:30 p.m.)
VFW Building (Jerry Foley Memorial Hall)
4330 148th Ave. N.E., Redmond
South Bellevue
Oct. 14, 2009
5 to 7:30 p.m. (presentation begins at 5:30 p.m.)
Bellevue High School (Cafeteria)
10416 Wolverine Way, Bellevue
Bel-Red
Oct. 15, 2009
5 to 7:30 p.m. (presentation begins at 5:30 p.m.)
Stevenson Elementary School (Gymnasium)
14220 N.E. Eighth St., Bellevue
Northwest Hub has been covering the ongoing legal battle over East Link:
The Constitutional Challenge to East Link Light Rail
WSDOT to Sound Transit: You're on the Hook to Pay for I-90 Light Rail Lanes
