07-06-2021 Sound TransitDiscussion of Proposed Letter to
Sound Transit Board
July 6, 2021 Federal Way City Council
Presenting: Ryan Medlen, City Liaison to Sound Transit
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Policy Question
Should
the
Council
authorize
sending
a
letter
from
the
Mayor and
Council
to the
Sound
Transit
Board
and
CEO
documenting the City's objections to the proposed removal
of parking from the Tacoma Dome Link Extension?
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Realignment
• In Spring 2020, Sound Transit determined that the current
schedule of capital projects they have is unaffordable.
• By the end of 2020, Sound Transit put a placeholder 5-year
delay in their Transit Improvement Plan pending development
of a "realignment" framework to resolve the budget issues.
• The Sound Transit Board is currently deliberating and plans to
adopt their realignment framework as early as this month.
• The framework will guide future budget and project decisions,
likely starting in December of this year with the adoption of
the new improvement plan.
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Realignment and Tacoma Dome Link Extension
The Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) is proposed in the
scenario presented to the Sound Transit Board as being built
with a 2 year or less delay, with revenue service opening in
2032. However, parking for TDLE is identified as having a 10+
year delay.
This applies equally to all of the proposed stations in the
TDLE.
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Realignment and Tacoma Dome Link Extension
• The Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Tacoma Dome
Link Extension (TDLE) has not been
published at this time.
• There are two alternative station
locations for Federal Way, 352nd and
Enchanted Parkway is the preferred
alternative (red star).
• Parking has been a part of these
stations to date. Open houses, and
presentations to the public where
feedback has been requested
featured station concepts with
garage and surface parking options.
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Options
Option 1: Authorize sending a letter from the Mayor and Council to the
Sound Transit Board and CEO documenting the City's objections to the proposed
removal of parking from the Tacoma Dome Link Extension.
Option 2: Do not authorize sending a letter and provide direction to staff.
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QUESTIONS?
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