Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
and Ballard
Link Extensions
Avalon Neighbors
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Timeline and process
Questions
• Please walk us through the EIS study process
• What was the reasoning for rejecting the West Seattle
Bridge/Fauntleroy Level 1 alternative?
• What was your plan to inform our neighborhood about the
Yancy addition and provide time for us to engage in the
process?
• Is there any new information now based on continued study?
• What is not changeable at this point ?
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West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions
Project timeline
WE ARE HERE
Refine remaining
alternatives
Further
evaluation
Preferred alternative(s)
and other EIS alternatives
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Community engagement and collaboration
Early EIS
Scoping Scoping
Period Period
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Level 1 alternatives – West Seattle and Duwamish
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Level 1 alternatives – West Seattle and Duwamish
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Level 2 alternatives – West Seattle and Duwamish
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Level 3 alternatives – West Seattle and Duwamish
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PLANNING DES
2016 2017–2019 2019–2022
Alternatives Environmental review
development
Early 2021: Publish Draft EIS
Feb–Mar 2018:
DEIS public comment period
Early scoping
Mid-2021: Board confirms or
Feb–Apr 2019:
modifies preferred alternatives
Scoping
2022: Publish Final EIS
May, Oct 2019: Board
Project scope identified preferred Board selects projects
and schedule alternatives and other to be built
subject to DEIS alternatives
change. Federal Record of Decision
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PLANNING DES
2016 2017–2019 2019–2022
Alternatives Environmental review
development
Early 2021: Publish Draft EIS
Feb–Mar 2018:
DEIS public comment period
Early scoping
Mid-2021: Board confirms or
Feb–Apr 2019:
modifies preferred alternatives
Scoping
2022: Publish Final EIS
May, Oct 2019: Board
Project scope identified preferred Board selects projects
and schedule alternatives and other to be built
subject to DEIS alternatives
change. Federal Record of Decision
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Sound Transit Board Motion (May 2019)
• The Board identified preferred alternatives and other alternatives
for study in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
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PLANNING DES
2016 2017–2019 2019–2022
Alternatives Environmental review
development
Early 2021: Publish Draft EIS
Feb–Mar 2018:
DEIS public comment period
Early scoping
Mid-2021: Board confirms or
Feb–Apr 2019:
modifies preferred alternatives
Scoping
2022: Publish Final EIS
May, Oct 2019: Board
Project scope identified preferred Board selects projects
and schedule alternatives and other to be built
subject to DEIS alternatives
change. Federal Record of Decision
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How did we inform the
neighborhood?
Community Engagement Snapshot
Email updates to project listserv
Emails to community organizations
Community briefings and meetings
Media briefing
Fairs, festivals, farmers markets
Door-to-door flyering
Online open house
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PLANNING DES
2016 2017–2019 2019–2022
Alternatives Environmental review
development
Early 2021: Publish Draft EIS
Feb–Mar 2018:
DEIS public comment period
Early scoping
Mid-2021: Board confirms or
Feb–Apr 2019:
modifies preferred alternatives
Scoping
2022: Publish Final EIS
May, Oct 2019: Board
Project scope identified preferred Board selects projects
and schedule alternatives and other to be built
subject to DEIS alternatives
change. Federal Record of Decision
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PLANNING DES
2016 2017–2019 2019–2022
Alternatives Environmental review
development
Early 2021: Publish Draft EIS
Feb–Mar 2018:
DEIS public comment period
Early scoping
Mid-2021: Board confirms or
Feb–Apr 2019:
modifies preferred alternatives
Scoping
2022: Publish Final EIS
May, Oct 2019: Board
Project scope identified preferred Board selects projects
and schedule alternatives and other to be built
subject to DEIS alternatives
change. Federal Record of Decision
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PLANNING DES
2016 2017–2019 2019–2022
Alternatives Environmental review
development
Early 2021: Publish Draft EIS
Feb–Mar 2018:
DEIS public comment period
Early scoping
Mid-2021: Board confirms or
Feb–Apr 2019:
modifies preferred alternatives
Scoping
2022: Publish Final EIS
May, Oct 2019: Board
Project scope identified preferred Board selects projects
and schedule alternatives and other to be built
subject to DEIS alternatives
change. Federal Record of Decision
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PLANNING DES
2016 2017–2019 2019–2022
Alternatives Environmental review
development
Early 2021: Publish Draft EIS
Feb–Mar 2018:
DEIS public comment period
Early scoping
Mid-2021: Board confirms or
Feb–Apr 2019:
modifies preferred alternatives
Scoping
2022: Publish Final EIS
May, Oct 2019: Board
Project scope identified preferred Board selects projects
and schedule alternatives and other to be built
subject to DEIS alternatives
change. Federal Record of Decision
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Board action – mid 2021
• Community feedback
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PLANNING DES
2016 2017–2019 2019–2022
Alternatives Environmental review
development
Early 2021: Publish Draft EIS
Feb–Mar 2018:
DEIS public comment period
Early scoping
Mid-2021: Board confirms or
Feb–Apr 2019:
modifies preferred alternatives
Scoping
2022: Publish Final EIS
May, Oct 2019: Board
Project scope identified preferred Board selects projects
and schedule alternatives and other to be built
subject to DEIS alternatives
change. Federal Record of Decision
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PLANNING DES
2016 2017–2019 2019–2022
Alternatives Environmental review
development
Early 2021: Publish Draft EIS
Feb–Mar 2018:
DEIS public comment period
Early scoping
Mid-2021: Board confirms or
Feb–Apr 2019:
modifies preferred alternatives
Scoping
2022: Publish Final EIS
May, Oct 2019: Board
Project scope identified preferred Board selects projects
and schedule alternatives and other to be built
subject to DEIS alternatives
change. Federal Record of Decision
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PLANNING DES
2016 2017–2019 2019–2022
Alternatives Environmental review
development
Early 2021: Publish Draft EIS
Feb–Mar 2018:
DEIS public comment period
Early scoping
Mid-2021: Board confirms or
Feb–Apr 2019:
modifies preferred alternatives
Scoping
2022: Publish Final EIS
May, Oct 2019: Board
Project scope identified preferred Board selects projects
and schedule alternatives and other to be built
subject to DEIS alternatives
change. Federal Record of Decision
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PLANNING DES
2016 2017–2019 2019–2022
Alternatives Environmental review
development
Early 2021: Publish Draft EIS
Feb–Mar 2018:
DEIS public comment period
Early scoping
Mid-2021: Board confirms or
Feb–Apr 2019:
modifies preferred alternatives
Scoping
2022: Publish Final EIS
May, Oct 2019: Board
Project scope identified preferred Board selects projects
and schedule alternatives and other to be built
subject to DEIS alternatives
change. Federal Record of Decision
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Draft EIS alternatives
What we’re studying in this phase
Preferred Alternatives
Preferred Alternatives with
Third-Party Funding
Other Draft EIS alternatives
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What are we studying in the
EIS?
Questions
• What is included in the EIS study for West Seattle? Can scope be
added / deleted?
• Are at-grade options being considered in West Seattle for cost
savings?
• Does Sound Transit favor the route to the north or south of the
existing West Seattle High Bridge?
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Avalon / Delridge alternatives
Draft EIS alternatives
West Seattle
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Draft EIS alternatives Delridge
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Draft EIS alternatives Delridge
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Draft EIS alternatives Delridge
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Draft EIS alternatives Delridge
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Draft EIS alternatives Delridge
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Draft EIS alternatives Delridge
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So, what’s an
Environmental Impact
Statement?
Or, “EIS” for short.
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What is typically
studied in an EIS? Transportation
How a project affects…
Natural Built
Environment Environment
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EIS studies:
Transportation
impacts
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EIS studies:
Natural environment
impacts
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EIS studies:
Built environment
impacts
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EIS studies:
Built environment
impacts
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Equity and inclusion
Transportation
Environmental justice
focus within each
area of the EIS
Natural Built
Environment Environment
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EIS studies:
Environmental
justice
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Outreach to potentially affected properties
Before DEIS publication (late 2020)
Sound Transit contacts
potentially affected property
owners
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Outreach to potentially affected properties
Before DEIS publication (late 2020)
Sound Transit contacts
potentially affected property
owners
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Outreach to potentially affected properties
Before DEIS publication (late 2020)
Sound Transit contacts
potentially affected property
owners
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What is the property
acquisition process?
Acquisition / relocation process
Before DEIS publication (late 2020) During final design (2022-2026)*
Sound Transit contacts Sound Transit identifies full /
potentially affected property partial acquisitions
owners
Sound Transit Board authorizes
property purchases
After DEIS publication (mid 2021) Sound Transit will prepare an appraisal to
Sound Transit Board confirms or determine fair market value of property
modifies preferred alternative needed for the project
Sound Transit will provide full relocation
services to people and businesses displaced
by the project, including referrals to
comparable properties and payment of moving
After FEIS publication (2022) costs
Sound Transit Board selects Sound Transit staff are available to support
project to be built property owners and tenants through this
process
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Other topics
Questions
• Will Sound Transit be willing to join with City of Seattle with
options for the West Seattle Bridge?
• How is the study taking into consideration COVID and the West
Seattle Bridge being closed?
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Community outreach and collaboration
2019 2020 2021
Environmental review SUMMER FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER
EIS kickoff
DEIS development
Conceptual engineering and
Design development
Station planning activities
Publish DEIS / comment period
ST Board confirms or modifies
Preferred Alternatives
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