5/27/2023 0 Comments Sound transit light railST3 campaign supporters say the region needs to seize this moment. ST3 supports says region needs light rail expansion despite costs: I don't get stuck in traffic on the buses because the traffic is pretty horrendous," said commuter Stephanie Verkamp. I wish it went from Blaine to Portland," said passenger Frank Anderson, as he got off a train. Since new light rail stops opened at Capitol Hill and Husky Stadium this year, Link ridership soared 76 percent over last year. It would also extend commuter rail south to DuPont, and build bus rapid transit lines along Interstate 405 and State Route 522. Sound Transit 3 would extend light rail to Ballard, West Seattle, Everett, Tacoma, Downtown Redmond, South Kirkland and Issaquah. It's truly rapid transit, it's frequent and it's reasonably fast and that is just not what Portland is," Walker said. "Everything about the Sound Transit plan is being built to be truly rapid transit. Sound Transit says at stations where two lines run, they will come every three minutes. Sound Transit says that compares to every 10 to 15 minutes in Portland, and every 15 minutes in Dallas, Denver and San Francisco. > Related: Is ST3 more affordable than the Seattle Times? Here's what the numbers say That means new trains run either underground or above the street, so they don't get stuck in traffic.Īnd each line will come often, every six minutes during peak commutes. Trains are constrained to two cars, the length of a city block.īy contrast, what Sound Transit now runs through Downtown Seattle, and largely proposes in Sound Transit 3, is what's called "grade separated." "It means the light rail system through downtown is beautiful and friendly and extremely slow," Walker said, pointing out it can take 20 minutes to creep across downtown. Walker points out that downtown, MAX runs right on the street. Walker lives in Portland, but works as a consultant to transit agencies all over the world. "Portland got a much earlier start with light rail," said Jarrett Walker as he rode the MAX with KIRO 7.
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