Is Sound Transit considering extending light rail to Eastgate and Issaquah?
Yes. A potential light rail extension in that corridor was identified in Sound Transit’s Long-Range Plan and map. In order to advance future expansions of the regional mass transit system, the Sound Transit 2 plan includes a series of light rail planning studies. These studies will help narrow the range of alternatives, evaluate potential routes and station locations, inform local comprehensive planning, prepare for formal environmental review and engineering, and position the Sound Transit Board to evaluate options for a third phase of high-capacity transit investments in the region. All of the studies will include extensive public outreach, identification of environmental issues, ridership forecasting, and conceptual engineering and cost estimating. The studies include light rail extensions from Lynnwood to Everett, the University District to downtown Seattle via Ballard, Burien to Renton, downtown Seattle to Burien via West Seattle, South Bellevue to Issaquah along I-90, and along t
