McGinn’s examining an even more aggressive timeline than the one he campaigned on.
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i’m all for it …
I’d hope that if this line passes and is funded that the first part be constructed from Ballard to Downtown. Of course, both lines are needed but instead of moving from south to north like Central Link, we could move north to south for West (?) Link.
in an ideal world you’d have a run that goes:
local: Alki Point – California Junction – Fauntleroy – White Center – South Park – Museum of Flight – Boeing Field (Airport terminal) – Georgetown – Sodo (1st ave tunnel) – Pioneer SQ (1st ave tunnel) – Coleman Ferry Dock (1st ave tunnel) – Pike Market (1st ave tunnel) – Belltown (1st ave tunnel)
splitting into:
Queen Anne (new TC near NW Rooms of Seattle Ctr) – Interbay/Pier 91 – Magnolia – Fisherman’s Terminal – Ballard
and
Space Needle – Gates Foundation – Dexter Ave tunnel (2-3 stops) – Freemont
along with express skip-stop service: California Junction – Fauntleroy – South Park – Georgetown – Stadium (Central Link Station) – DSTT – Convention Place
This would connect W.Seattle, Fauntleroy, etc … with both the 3rd ave tunnel and a new 1st ave tunnel
This could later be expanded with a route from West Seattle via Fauntleroy via Burien to the Airport and south …
as well as Golden Gardens – Ballard Locks – Ballard – Freemont – UW – 520 bridge – Kirkland et al
I don’t think that’s at all ideal; no one from the large and growing market of West Seattle would ride it because it would take far too long. Have it run from Burien-West Seattle-Second Ave Tunnel-Interbay-Ballard-Northgate-Lake City. A second line later could run down the 99 corridor from up in Snohomish County, maybe as far as Paine Field, down through Lynnwood and Shoreline. When it got down to about 95th it could go into a tunnel and serve Greenwood, Phinney Ridge, Wallingford, Fremont, and Queen Anne, then join up with the West Link line downtown. South of downtown it could go down through Georgetown (elevated) then continue over to Renton, crossing Central Link at a Boeing Access Road Station. I think this would serve the most people most directly.