Save Light Rail to Ballard

Seattle City Council member Dan Strauss will host a Community Meeting on the Future of Ballard Light Rail on Monday, May 11th with representatives from Sound Transit.

Meeting Information

The meeting will be at 6 p.m. on May 11 at the National Nordic Museum (2655 NW Market St, Seattle, WA 98107). It will be a chance for community members to hear from Sound Transit and elected leaders and share their thoughts on the future of the Ballard Link Extension.

Members of the public interested in attending are encouraged to RSVP.

Background

Last month, Sound Transit announced it is considering reducing the Ballard Link Extension to help address its long-term financial challenges. Sound Transit has presented three cost-cutting options to its Board of Directors – all three options would stop light rail short of Ballard.

Councilmember Strauss, who also serves as a Sound Transit Board Member, has called the plans unacceptable. He urged Sound Transit to keep its promises to voters who approved the Ballard Light Rail Extension a decade ago and have been paying for it since.

The Sound Transit Board of Directors is expected to vote on whether to adopt one of the cost-cutting options as soon as May 28.