06-04-2019 TDLEPowerPoint Presentation
SOUND TRANSITTACOMA DOME LINK EXTENSIONAlternatives for Study in Draft EIS
Policy Question
Should the City Council approve and sign a letter to the Sound Transit Board regarding the Tacoma Dome Link Extension station and alignment locations for further study in the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement?
Project Background and Timeline:
2014: High Capacity Transit Corridor Study
2016: ST3 Ballot Measure passed
2017-2019: Alternatives Development
2019-2022: Environmental review and Preliminary Design
2022-2025: Engineering Design
2025: Start of Construction
2030: Start of Service
Representative Project:
Alternatives to Study in Draft EIS:
The goal of this letter and the current stage of the project is to identify alternatives for further study in the Draft environmental impact statement (EIS).
This process will select alternatives for study, not the final alternative to be built.
Alternatives not selected for further study will removed from consideration.
Alternatives selected for further study can be modified during the Draft EIS process to improve the design responsive to feedback.
Focus on South Federal Way (SF) station locations and corresponding alignments.
Level 2 Alternatives:
Image source: Tacoma Dome Link Extension Scoping Information Report (
https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/tacoma-dome-link-extension-scoping-information-report.pdfhttps://
https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/tacoma-dome-link-extension-scoping-information-report.pdfwww.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/tacoma-dome-link-extension-scopi
ng-information-report.pdf)
Level 2 Alternatives:
Image source: Tacoma Dome Link Extension Level 2 Alternatives Evaluation Report (
https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/tacoma-dome-link-extension-level-2-alternatives-evaluation-report.pdfhttps://
https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/tacoma-dome-link-extension-level-2-alternatives-evaluation-report.pdfwww.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/tacoma-dome-link-ext
ension-level-2-alternatives-evaluation-report.pdf)
Technical, Scoping and Stakeholder Feedback:
Technical Feedback:
Alternatives with More Potential: SF 2 West, SF 8/9, SF 4C, SF 4D
Alternatives with Greater Challenges: SF 2 East, SF 3, SF 4A, SF 4B
Scoping Feedback:
High survey interest to advance: SF 2 West, SF 4
Medium survey interest to advance: SF 8/9, SF 2 East, SF 3
Stakeholder Group Feedback:
Recommended for further study: SF 2 West, SF 4C, SF 4D
Not recommended for further study: SF 8/9, SF 2 East, SF 3, SF 4A, SF 4B
Input from Community Development and Public Works staff based on the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Traffic Patterns:
Recommended for further study: SF 2 West, SF 8/9
Not recommended for further study: SF 2 East, SF 3, SF 4 (A, B, C, and D)
Recommendations for Draft EIS:
South Federal Way Alternatives recommended for further study in Draft EIS:
SF 2 West – Only station recommended by all groups, therefore advance for further study as the Preferred alternative
SF 8 and SF 9 – Combine and study as one “I-5 at S 356th St” alternative
South Federal Way Alternatives not recommended for further study:
SF 2 East
SF 3
SF 4 (A, B, C and D)
Options Considered
Approve and sign the proposed letter to the Sound Transit Board regarding the Tacoma Dome Link Extension station and alignment locations for further study in the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement.
Approve and sign the proposed letter with modifications.
Do not approve the letter and provide direction to staff.
Mayor’s Recommendation
The Mayor Recommends Option 1, to approve and sign the proposed letter.
QUESTIONS?
Level 2 Alternatives:
Image source: Google Earth
The Mayor recommends option 1 to approve the proposed ordinance.
Before I take questions, I would like to again take a moment to thank Council for their time and interest with this project - it will have a monumental impact on the future of our downtown.
Additionally, thank you again to City staff in public works, community development, police, information technology, and law for the substantial effort put into this agreement. I would
also like to thank our Sound Transit Partners who are in attendance tonight – they approached this agreement with a diligent problem solving attitude and have made consistent efforts
to inform residents, City staff and Council to support the project. At this time I am happy to answer questions and phone a department friend if needed.