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Seattle Streetcar Network Report 2008

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This is based on a report from 2008 about possible streetcar expansion in Seattle. The South Lake Union Line was already built at this point, and the First Hill/Capitol Hill Line was already agreed to be built as a part of Sound Transit 2. The report makes a brief mention of a "Potential Line to McClellan LRT" for the FH/CH Line. No stations were specified, so I used my imagination. I think it would be built if these streetcar lines existed, because of the transfer to the 2 Line Link at Judkins Park station. There are also some slight differences in the final alignment of the FH/CH Line. The report has it going along Boren Ave between Broadway and Jackson. Here I went with the existing routing for that streetcar line. I added the Waterfront streetcar, which had already ceased operations in 2005. Now that the whole waterfront has been revitalized, it seems like it would fit in much better than before. I also added the Monorail. It fits in there somehow I'm sure. Some of the stop spacing on these lines are incredibly close, especially around Ballard and U District. I just copied what was in the report, but I wonder if there were meant to be alternative options.
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Score
0
Ridership
30.1M
Cost
$ 1.51B
Stations
71
Lines
9
Modes
1
Length
32 km
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Seattle Streetcar Network Report 2008 by
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This is based on a report from 2008 about possible streetcar expansion in Seattle. The South Lake Union Line was already built at this point, and the First Hill/Capitol Hill Line was already agreed to be built as a part of Sound Transit 2. The report makes a brief mention of a "Potential Line to McClellan LRT" for the FH/CH Line. No stations were specified, so I used my imagination. I think it would be built if these streetcar lines existed, because of the transfer to the 2 Line Link at Judkins Park station. There are also some slight differences in the final alignment of the FH/CH Line. The report has it going along Boren Ave between Broadway and Jackson. Here I went with the existing routing for that streetcar line. I added the Waterfront streetcar, which had already ceased operations in 2005. Now that the whole waterfront has been revitalized, it seems like it would fit in much better than before. I also added the Monorail. It fits in there somehow I'm sure. Some of the stop spacing on these lines are incredibly close, especially around Ballard and U District. I just copied what was in the report, but I wonder if there were meant to be alternative options.
Map type: local | Total track length: 20 miles | Center coordinate: 47.6219, -122.335 | * Fremont/Ballard Line: (Tram, 17 stations) Westlake Hub, 8th Avenue, Terry Avenue North, Westlake Avenue North, 9th Avenue North, Valley Street, Westlake Avenue North, 4th Avenue North, Fremont Avenue North, North 36th Street, Leary Way Northwest, Leary Way Northwest, Northwest Ballard Way, Northwest 46th Street, Ballard Avenue Northwest, Leary Avenue Northwest, 22nd Avenue Northwest * Central Line: (Tram, 16 stations) South Jackson Street, South Jackson Street, 7th Avenue South, South Jackson Street, South Jackson Street, 1st Avenue South, 1st Avenue, 1st Avenue, 1st Avenue, Stewart Street, 1st Avenue, 1st Avenue, 1st Avenue, Bay Street, Harrison Street, Station Name * U Line: (Tram, 17 stations) Westlake Hub, 8th Avenue, Terry Avenue North, Westlake Avenue North, 9th Avenue North, Valley Street, Fairview Avenue East, Eastlake Avenue East, Yale Avenue East, Eastlake Avenue East, Eastlake Avenue East, Eastlake Avenue East, Northeast Campus Parkway, Northeast Pacific Street, Northeast 42nd Street, University Way Northeast, University Way Northeast * First Hill/Capitol Hill Line: (Tram, 11 stations) South Jackson Street, 7th Avenue South, South Jackson Street, South Main Street, East Yesler Way, East Alder Street, Madison Street, Broadway, Nagle Place, Broadway East, 10th Avenue East * Waterfront Line: (Tram, 9 stations) South Main Street, South Main Street, Station Name, Spring Street, University Street, Alaskan Way, Alaskan Way, Vine Street, Elliott Avenue * South Lake Union Line: (Tram, 8 stations) Stewart Street, Westlake Hub, 8th Avenue, Terry Avenue North, Westlake Avenue North, 9th Avenue North, Valley Street, Fairview Avenue East * Central Line - King St Branch: (Tram, 12 stations) South King Street, 1st Avenue South, 1st Avenue, 1st Avenue, 1st Avenue, Stewart Street, 1st Avenue, 1st Avenue, 1st Avenue, Bay Street, Harrison Street, Station Name * Monorail: (Tram, 2 stations) Pine Street, Thomas Street * First Hill/Capitol Hill Line - Mt Baker Branch: (Tram, 14 stations) Martin Luther King Junior Way South, South Walker Street, Rainier Avenue South, Rainier Avenue South, Rainier Avenue South, South Weller Street, South Main Street, East Yesler Way, East Alder Street, Madison Street, Broadway, Nagle Place, Broadway East, 10th Avenue East
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