Help Bring the Streetcar to 12th Avenue
Sound Transit and the City of Seattle are in the process of planning a new streetcar route that will connect the S.T. light rail station at 5th and Jackson with the future light rail station at Broadway and John. This Sound Transit-funded route is seen as mitigation for the loss of the light rail stop that would have been located at the intersection of the Central Area, Capitol Hill, and First Hill Neighborhood Plan areas at Madison and Boylston. When that station was eliminated for technical and financial reasons, the station closest to the Central Area was eliminated, along with the promise of connecting bus service on 12th. However, last fall’s Sound Transit 2 levy included funds for a streetcar connection. The streetcar will travel from the International District Station along Jackson St. to 12th Avenue. From there, the route that would best serve the greatest number of interests is a loop that goes one way on 12th to, approximately Pine, then to 11th, John, then south on Broadway, Boren back to rejoin the other “arm” of the loop at Boren/12th/Jackson. For more details on the suggested route and further information see www.CentralDistrictNews.com and www.CapitolHillHousing.org/12thAve