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By comparison, Everett Link Extension is now estimated to cost $8.5 billion for 16.3 miles. The SR-522/145th Street Stride will cost $68 million per mile. The I-405 Stride will cost $27.5 million per mile. Sound Transit’s bus rapid transit costs just 13% of light rail per mile based on current estimates. The bus rapid transit could either be another Sound Transit Stride line or Community Transit Swift line. The agency instead funded the construction of the First Hill Streetcar to meet the original promises to voters.įor Everett Link, one option that should be on the table is to keep light rail focused on completing the “spine” to Downtown Everett along the I-5 corridor while serving Paine Field and Boeing with bus rapid transit.

Providing frequent, high-capacity transit to Paine Field and Boeing.įor Central Link, Sound Transit determined that building a light rail tunnel to First Hill would pose unacceptable engineering and financial risks.

Completing the light rail spine to Everett and.

Sound Transit should articulate the two separate goals of the Everett Link project and then planning for the appropriate transit technology for each: It’s time to rethink whether there is a faster, better way to meet the objectives of Everett Link. An alternative transit plan for Everett Link, including bus rapid transit.