Transit in Seattle was first seriously considered in the Forward Thrust ballot measure placed on the ballot in 1968. The measure originally funded an extension further south to Federal Way, but unexpectedly low tax revenue resulting from the Great Recession left Sound Transit without the funds to complete it.įirst trains on a test run in Metro Transit Tunnel Predecessors The system will be extended north in Lynnwood, east to the Microsoft campus in Redmond, and south to the Kent-Des Moines area. The Sound Transit 2 ballot measure to fund several new lines and extensions passed in 2008. Federal grants received in 2005 funded a northern extension to the University of Washington in 2016. The 21-mile line was shortened to a 14-mile line running from Westlake Center in downtown Seattle south to SEA-TAC Airport, and opened in 2009. However, a series of financial missteps and planning errors resulted in escalating costs and delayed construction. A 21-mile line was approved by a ballot measure in 1996.

Sound Transit's Link light rail in Washington state consists of two lines, Central Link and Tacoma Link. ( January 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia.

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