The background: Sound Transit Link Light Rail stations dot the city landscape, from the University of Washington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Sound Transit’s Northgate Link Light Rail extension Roosevelt For example, South Seattle’s neighborhoods were among the first to be served by light rail, and while it better connected underserved communities to other parts of the city, it also drove development, property values, and displacement.įrom more pedestrian infrastructure and bike lanes to an expanded light rail, here’s a closer look at how three ongoing projects will shape the neighborhoods where they’re being built. And the result of these transit projects will change the fabric of the neighborhoods they exist in. over the past decade, but Mount Rainier still looms, reminding us of how small we actually are, no matter how big the city gets.Ĭonsidering its massive growth, it’s no wonder that the city of Seattle and regional transportation organizations are working on a spate of public projects to move all 725,000 (and counting) Seattleites around more efficiently.
Seattle was the fastest-growing big city in the U.S.
Once a sleepy town on the water with more grunge rockers than office towers, today’s Seattle is bustling with tech jobs and transplants and has a steep cost of living.
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