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Tag: Sound Transit

Ballard light rail extension environmental impact statement delayed until early 2022

10/26/202110/26/2021 Meghan Walker

Sound Transit has delayed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the West Seattle-Ballard light rail extension from this fall to early 2022. The EIS outlines possible routes and station […]

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Sound Transit narrows down Ballard light rail options

10/02/201810/02/2018 Meghan Walker 18 Comments

The options for the Ballard light rail route have been slightly narrowed down, thanks to recent town halls and public feedback. There were a handful of options presented by Sound […]

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Ballard light rail route and station options: share your input

09/14/201809/14/2018 Meghan Walker 42 Comments

Sound Transit is in a massive information gathering phase as they roll out the options for the West Seattle and Ballard light rail extensions. They’ve been holding informational meetings, the […]

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Ballard light rail extension open house and forum next month

08/15/201808/15/2018 Meghan Walker 13 Comments

In September, Sound Transit will be hosting a neighborhood forum and open house to provide the latest information about the route and station locations proposed for the Ballard light rail […]

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What if the Sounder train added a Ballard stop?

01/16/201801/16/2018 Geeky Swedes 17 Comments

That’s the idea floated by Stephen Fesler in the Urbanist: what if the North Sounder train, which travels between Seattle and Everett, added stops in Ballard, Interbay and Belltown? Since […]

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What could light rail look like in Ballard?

01/12/201801/12/2018 Geeky Swedes 9 Comments

With Sound Transit’s expansion plans for Ballard and West Seattle gaining steam, one reader of the West Seattle Blog whipped up some UNOFFICIAL renderings of what elevated light rail could […]

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Mayor Durkan signs agreement for ‘expedited’ Ballard light rail

12/13/201712/13/2017 Geeky Swedes 5 Comments

Ballard’s light rail project initially was slated for completion in 2038. But under a new Sound Transit partnership agreement signed by Mayor Durkan today — which we previewed last week […]

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Ballard light rail plans include movable bridge over Salmon Bay, new tunnels

12/05/201712/05/2017 Geeky Swedes 10 Comments

When you consider the Ballard extension of Sound Transit’s light rail project isn’t scheduled to open until 2035, you may feel compelled to calculate your age just over 17 years […]

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Sound Transit board unanimously approves ST3 updates

06/02/201606/02/2016 Danielle Anthony-Goodwin Leave a comment

As the My Ballard team reported last week, many readers are aware of the updated ST3 plan that may bring, among many other things, grade separated light rail to Ballard three […]

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Light rail could be coming to Ballard… 22 years from now

03/25/201603/25/2016 Geeky Swedes Leave a comment

Sound Transit has unveiled its next proposal for light rail expansion: $50 billion worth that would connect Everett, Tacoma, Redmond, Issaquah, West Seattle and Ballard. Here’s the map and list […]

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Ballard light rail link included in Long-Range Sound Transit update

12/23/201412/23/2014 Danielle Anthony-Goodwin Leave a comment

Last week, Sound Transit updated its draft regional transit Long-Range Plan (click on map) which includes the possible extension of the light rail service to Ballard. This update sets the stage […]

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Sound Transit to study rail link between Ballard and the Eastside

09/30/201409/30/2014 Danielle Anthony-Goodwin Leave a comment

According to Seattle Subway, between now and December Sound Transit will study the costs and ridership potential for the Sand Point crossing rail link (see purple line in map below) that would […]

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