Sound Transit To Study Monorail for Phase 2
Sound Transit, the agency that brought light rail to the region, charged off in some new directions yesterday, deciding to consider adding monorail and a Seattle streetcar to its portfolio.
Sound Transit staff members doing a study of future transit projects for the region known as Phase 2 had earlier indicated they wanted to stick to building on what the agency already offers: regional express bus service, commuter rail and light rail.
But one-third of public comments on Phase 2 asked Sound Transit to consider monorail in Phase 2.
Yesterday, Sound Transit board members advised Sound Transit Planning Director Paul Matsuoka to study monorail for a number of different locations, such as across Interstate 90 and above the Burke-Gilman Trail along state Route 522.
The board also agreed to a request from Seattle to study building a streetcar system in Seattle from South Lake Union to the University of Washington.
Continue reading this story from the Seattle P-I:
Sound Transit looks at all its options for Phase 2
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