Location: 23 A Street S.W. Station Area Population in 2000: 776 The Auburn Station is located along the existing Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks between A and C streets and from Main Street south to Third Street at the west end of downtown Auburn.
Beacon Hill Station - Link Light Rail Service
Location: South Lander Street between Beacon Avenue South and 17th Avenue South Station Area Population in 2000: 2,996 Beacon Hill Station will be a Link light rail station located in the City of Seattle in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. This station will be in a tunnel 150 feet below ground, and will include four high speed elevators. The site will be accessed by an entrance on the southeast corner of Beacon Avenue South and South Lander Street. Construction began in 2004 and the start of service is anticipated in 2009.
DuPont Station - ST Regional Express Bus Service
Location: 1101 Palisade Blvd. Transit Facility Area Population in 2000: 143 DuPont Station is a regional bus transit facility located in Pierce County. The park-and-ride lot includes 120 parking spaces and shelters for waiting passengers. The site is accessed off of Wilmington Drive in DuPont.
Lynnwood Transit Center - ST Express Bus Service
Location: 202nd St. S.W. & 46th Ave. W. Transit Center Area Population in 2000: 2,944 The Lynnwood Transit Center is a regional bus transit facility operated by Community Transit. It is located in southern Snohomish County. This facility provides service with Sound Transit Express bus service and Community Transit. The transit center also includes a park-and-ride lot. The transit center and park-and-ride lot have 1,260 parking spaces, bicycle lockers, a costumer service center, and shelters for waiting passengers. The site is accessed off of 200th Street Southwest on 48th Avenue West and 46th Avenue West in Lynnwood.
Thornton Place, Northgate
Thornton Place will be an inviting urban village, harmoniously linking shopping and entertainment with residential living. It is located in the Northgate neighborhood of Seattle, bordered by NE 103rd St., NE 100th St., and 5th Ave NE. The Thornton Place project is a partnership with the City of Seattle to develop an underused lot, create green open space in the city and improve water quality in Thornton Creek. Features: 109 condos; 278 apartments; 143 senior living units; 14-screen Regal Cinema; 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurants Project partners: Lorig Associates, Seattle Public Utilities, Stellar International Holdings, City of Seattle, Era Living Communities, Mithun, Walsh Construction, Lorig Management Services.
Bellevue Transit Center - ST Regional Express Bus Service
Location: 10850 N.E. Sixth St. Transit Center Area Population in 2000: 777 The transit center includes shelters for waiting passengers. A rider services building was constructed in 2006, and includes a bike station, a Bellevue Police outpost, City of Bellevue and community information and public restrooms. No free parking is associated with the facility. The transit center is on Northeast Sixth Street in Bellevue.
The Village at Overlake Station, Redmond
The Overlake Park-and-Ride transit-oriented project in Redmond was the first pilot project for King County?s Transit Oriented Development Section. It combines moderate-income rental housing, a day care facility, and a park-and-ride/transit center into a single integrated use. The first apartments opened to the public in December 2001, and the park-and-ride reopened in March 2002.
Metropolitan Place, Renton
Renton?s downtown transit-oriented development, Metropolitan Place, includes 4,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and 90 apartments above a two-story garage with 240 parking stalls. It is located across from the recently expanded Renton Transit Center. The parking and apartment development is privately owned and operated by Dally Homes, and King County leases 150 of the parking stalls for park-and-ride use. The agreement between Dally Homes and King County permitted many goals to be met in the development of the Metropolitan Place TOD. Dally created a mixed-use affordable housing project in downtown Renton and King County created new park-and-ride capacity.
Puyallup Station - Sounder Commuter Rail Service
Location: 131 W. Main St. Station Area Population in 2000: 1,407 Puyallup Station is a Sounder commuter rail facility located in northern Pierce County. Puyallup Station includes boarding areas on either side of the rail line, accessible ramps, bicycle lockers, and shelters. There are 300 parking spaces at Puyallup Station in three lots. The station is accessed via West Main Street on the south side and West Stewart Avenue on the north side of the station.
The Village at Overlake Station, Redmond
The Overlake Park-and-Ride transit-oriented project in Redmond was the first pilot project for King County?s Transit Oriented Development Section. It combines moderate-income rental housing, a day care facility, and a park-and-ride/transit center into a single integrated use. The first apartments opened to the public in December 2001, and the park-and-ride reopened in March 2002.
Metropolitan Place, Renton
Renton?s downtown transit-oriented development, Metropolitan Place, includes 4,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and 90 apartments above a two-story garage with 240 parking stalls. It is located across from the recently expanded Renton Transit Center.
The parking and apartment development is privately owned and operated by Dally Homes, and King County leases 150 of the parking stalls for park-and-ride use. The agreement between Dally Homes and King County permitted many goals to be met in the development of the Metropolitan Place <acronym>TOD</acronym>. Dally created a mixed-use affordable housing project in downtown Renton and King County created new park-and-ride capacity.
Thornton Place will be an inviting urban village, harmoniously linking shopping and entertainment with residential living. It is located in the Northgate neighborhood of Seattle, bordered by NE 103rd St., NE 100th St., and 5th Ave NE. The Thornton Place project is a partnership with the City of Seattle to develop an underused lot, create green open space in the city and improve water quality in Thornton Creek.
Features: 109 condos; 278 apartments; 143 senior living units; 14-screen Regal Cinema; 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurants
Project partners: Lorig Associates, Seattle Public Utilities, Stellar International Holdings, City of Seattle, Era Living Communities, Mithun, Walsh Construction, Lorig Management Services
Wright Runstad & Company, Shorenstein Properties
Wright Runstad & Company and Shorenstein Properties have bought a 36-acre site in the Bel-Red corridor of Bellevue which they plan to develop into a mixed-use urban village. The property is at 124th Avenue N.E. near Bel-Red Road.
The site has more than 700,000 square feet of warehouse and cold-storage facilities that Safeway operated before it moved its distribution functions to Auburn in 2005. The joint venture has retained the commercial real estate services company GVA Kidder Mathews to lease the warehouse and cold-storage space for the next several years while the mixed-use project is planned.
The following are all planned or built downtown/transit-oriented development projects that involve Sound Transit. Contact for any pics, etc. is Scott Kirkpatrick, Transit Oriented Development program manager for Sound Transit, 206-398-5264. website for more info is http://www.soundtransit.org/x2175.xml
Auburn Station - Sounder Commuter Rail Service Location: 23 A Street S.W. Station Area Population in 2000: 776 The Auburn Station is located along the existing Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks between A and C streets and from Main Street south to Third Street at the west end of downtown Auburn.
Beacon Hill Station - Link Light Rail Service Location: South Lander Street between Beacon Avenue South and 17th Avenue South Station Area Population in 2000: 2,996 Beacon Hill Station will be a Link light rail station located in the City of Seattle in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. This station will be in a tunnel 150 feet below ground, and will include four high speed elevators. The site will be accessed by an entrance on the southeast corner of Beacon Avenue South and South Lander Street. Construction began in 2004 and the start of service is anticipated in 2009.
Bellevue Transit Center - ST Regional Express Bus Service Location: 10850 N.E. Sixth St. Transit Center Area Population in 2000: 777 The transit center includes shelters for waiting passengers. A rider services building was constructed in 2006, and includes a bike station, a Bellevue Police outpost, City of Bellevue and community information and public restrooms. No free parking is associated with the facility. The transit center is on Northeast Sixth Street in Bellevue.
DuPont Station - ST Regional Express Bus Service Location: 1101 Palisade Blvd. Transit Facility Area Population in 2000: 143 DuPont Station is a regional bus transit facility located in Pierce County. The park-and-ride lot includes 120 parking spaces and shelters for waiting passengers. The site is accessed off of Wilmington Drive in DuPont.
Lynnwood Transit Center - ST Express Bus Service Location: 202nd St. S.W. & 46th Ave. W. Transit Center Area Population in 2000: 2,944 The Lynnwood Transit Center is a regional bus transit facility operated by Community Transit. It is located in southern Snohomish County. This facility provides service with Sound Transit Express bus service and Community Transit. The transit center also includes a park-and-ride lot. The transit center and park-and-ride lot have 1,260 parking spaces, bicycle lockers, a costumer service center, and shelters for waiting passengers. The site is accessed off of 200th Street Southwest on 48th Avenue West and 46th Avenue West in Lynnwood.
Puyallup Station - Sounder Commuter Rail Service Location: 131 W. Main St. Station Area Population in 2000: 1,407 Puyallup Station is a Sounder commuter rail facility located in northern Pierce County. Puyallup Station includes boarding areas on either side of the rail line, accessible ramps, bicycle lockers, and shelters. There are 300 parking spaces at Puyallup Station in three lots. The station is accessed via West Main Street on the south side and West Stewart Avenue on the north side of the station.
Convention Center Station - Tacoma Link Light Rail Service Location: Commerce Street at South 15th Street Station Area Population in 2000: 641 The Convention Center Station is a Link light rail station located in downtown Tacoma, in northwest Pierce County. The station includes shelters and seats for waiting passengers. The site is accessed on Commerce Street in downtown Tacoma. There is no free parking associated with the Convention Center Station.
Here are more highlights of city efforts to redevelop downtown areas:
Bellevue
Located on the east side of Lake Washington across from Seattle, Bellevue was a small farming community until the 1940s, when the first roadway spanning Lake Washington was built. Today, the city is the third largest in population in the Puget Sound region.
Bellevue's downtown has undergone significant changes in the last dozen years. The city was fortunate to have a plan prior to the passage of the Growth Management Act, and they built on it, maintaining and strengthening the vision of a strong presence for the downtown.
Bellevue has a number of key accomplishments in the downtown area:
Large park with pedestrian promenades and fountains.
Numerous mid-rise multifamily housing developments which create whole new neighborhoods.
King County Regional Library.
Bellevue art museum.
Major roadway and streetscape improvements throughout the downtown.
Pedestrian promenade, breaking up a super-block to linkBellevue Square Mall, the art museum, the Galleria mall, and the improved transit center.
Tacoma, located halfway between Olympia and Seattle, is the region?s second most populous city and is the seat of Pierce County. Tacoma provides many modes of transportation, plentiful natural resources, economical power sources, and a deep, sheltered harbor, all of which have contributed to Tacoma?s development as a successful industrial center. Today Tacoma continues its tradition as a hub for trade, with the Port of Tacoma among the most important in the nation and the Pacific Rim.
Downtown Tacoma saw significant residential declines and general deterioration over the past decades, but has made a tremendous recovery in the past dozen years. The recovery took place within the context of infill development, brownfields reclamation, and adaptive reuse.
Tacoma has a number of key accomplishments in the downtown area:
Environmental clean-up of Thea Foss waterway and construction of pedestrian promenade.
New University of Washington branch campus which continues to expand.
Glass Museum, with an art-filled pedestrian bridge to downtown, new Tacoma Art Museum, and the State History Museum.
Renovation of the historic Rialto and Pantages theatres.
A soon-to-be finished light rail line, with connections to regional and interstate rail at the new Tacoma Dome park and ride station and garage.
Kent
Located midway between Seattle and Tacoma along the Interstate 5 corridor, Kent has the sixth largest concentration of jobs and residents in the region. One of the oldest cities, Kent had shifted from its agricultural roots and, by the 1970s, warehousing and distribution had become increasingly important as part of Kent?s industrial development. In the past few decades, Kent has been transformed from a small, primarily residential and agricultural community into a major employment and population center for South King County.
Kent, and its downtown, continued to develop during the 1990s, with the city annexing major pieces of land, and the downtown siting major public projects. During this time, the city was careful to protect the character of its historic downtown core.
The city now has a number of key accomplishments in its downtown:
Sound Transit Commuter Rail station with an adjacent 4-story parking garage wrapped with artwork.
King County Regional Justice Center, a major regional court complex.
Numerous pocket parks and artistic wall murals.
Five new multistory housing developments for senior citizens.
Purchase of a 20-acre parcel between the Justice Center and Rail station, and subsequent adoption of a Planned Action Ordinance to guide development on the site.
Everett
Everett has the largest concentration of jobs and residents in Snohomish County. The city includes a large historic central business district, a major port, and one of the state?s largest industrial centers. The city has continued to try to diversify its economy as can be seen in the arrival of electronics corporations and increasing numbers of service industries.
The 1990s were a quiet time for development in downtown Everett, despite a long history of planning efforts. While some downtowns attracted residents, downtown Everett remained a place to work but not to live. The late 1990s and early 2000s started to see this change, as residents throughout the region began looking at downtown living options.
Seeking to capitalize on this, Everett looked hard at its regulations and incentives, and can now point to a number of key accomplishments:
Everett Station, a multimodal, multi-use transportation hub immediately adjacent to the center.
Adoption of a plan to leverage the Everett Station investment with zoning changes to foster development.
Multi-use special events center.
New 4-year college with over 300 students enrolled
Major streetscape improvements, including upgrading the underlying utilities, and curb bulbs at all the major intersections.
