 Sound Transit 2 - Transit ExpansionOn Nov. 4, 2008, voters of the Central Puget Sound region approved a historic Sound Transit 2 ballot measure that will provide an alternative to rising gas prices and greenhouse gas emissions. The plan adds regional express bus and commuter rail service while building 36 additional miles of light rail to form a 55-mile regional system.
Sound Transit will deliver this program between 2009 and 2023. In 2009, the Sound Transit Board is working to develop an implementation plan with more specific details about project timing and delivery. These pages will be updated as additional information becomes available.
Implementing Sound Transit 2
Projects will be brought into service after they undergo planning, environmental review, preliminary engineering, property acquisition, final design, construction, startup and testing. New service will be phased in over several years, beginning with increased ST Express bus service beginning in 2009. All of the projects are scheduled to be completed by 2023.
Improving access to transit
The voter-approved mass transit expansion plan includes improved access and parking throughout the region. From Mukilteo to Lakewood, projects will improve access to transit for people throughout the region.
In some places, parking will be added. In others, people will have improved access to transit through local bus feeder service, bike facilities and better pedestrian access. Sound Transit will work with local communities to determine the best solutions for each.
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