What did the council decide about its preferred route between I-90 and downtown?
Ultimately, the council chose a modified route that combines elements of two alternatives – B3 and B7 – that were contained in Sound Transit’s environmental review. This hybrid choice has the potential to better protect neighborhoods with a side-running line that would place light rail just east of Bellevue Way and 112th Avenue Southeast, farther away from residences. It also would provide the best regional and local transit access with a station at the existing South Bellevue park-and-ride and minimize construction impacts by reducing the need for street reconstruction.
