40 comments and questions 11 community briefings. 1 update. 1 Stakeholder Advisory Group meeting. engaging 4,330 subscribers

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1 Nv 1 30, 2018 Mnthly Reprt: External Engagement PROJECT PHASE: ALTERNATIVES DEVELOPMENT In Nvember, we participated in 11 cmmunity briefings and held 1 Stakehlder Advisry Grup meeting. 40 cmments and questins 11 cmmunity briefings 1 update engaging 4,330 subscribers 1 Stakehlder Advisry Grup meeting 1 tabling event engaging 9 cmmunity members

2 COMMUNICATIONS ANALYTICS 40 cmmunicatins included: 37 s 3 phne cnversatins Key feedback: Supprt fr the new Westlake statin t be between Pine Street and Olive Street Supprt fr the Ballard statin t be lcated n 15th Avenue NW r 17th Avenue NW Supprt fr a cut and cver tunnel n 5th Avenue thrugh Chinatwn Internatinal District Request t accelerate design and cnstructin f the tw new extensins Questins abut impacts t prperty wners Questins abut statin lcatin ptins Cncern abut impacting the neighbrhd character in the Alaska Junctin neighbrhd Cncern abut business impacts in Chinatwn Internatinal District BRIEFINGS During the reprting perid, the prject team held 11 briefings, engaging the fllwing grups r individuals: Mercer Crridr Stakehlder Cmmittee (11/15) Tiburn Cndminium, Bard f Directrs (11/15) Evergreen Treatment Center (11/16) Public Stadium Authrity and Mariners (11/16) West Seattle JuNO (11/19) Magnlia Cmmunity Cuncil Trustees (11/20) Recvery Café (11/26) Nrth Seattle Industrial Assciatin (11/27) Suth Lake Unin Cmmunity Cuncil, Transprtatin Cmmittee (11/27) City f Seattle Transit Advisry Bard (11/28) Marine Exchange f Puget Sund (11/29) Page 2 I External Engagement Mnthly Reprt, Nvember 1 30, 2018

3 BRIEFINGS (KEY FEEDBACK) Questins and feedback received frm briefings during the reprting perid. Crridr wide Interest in identifying spaces fr bikeshare at statin entrances Request fr additinal 3 D visualizatins and flyvers f the prpsed rutes Cmment abut the imprtance f peple experiencing hmelessness and suffering frm mental health issues having easy access t subsidized transit prgrams Questins abut the Level 3 analysis, including timeline, alternatives studied and pprtunities fr public cmment Questins abut the timeline and prcess fr prperty acquisitin Cncerns abut hw tpgraphy affects statin access Cncerns abut statin design, such as lighting and deep escalatrs, preventing peple, especially lder ppulatins, frm using light rail Interbay/Ballard (includes statins at Ballard, Interbay and Smith Cve) Supprt fr tunnel ptins crssing beneath Salmn Bay and aviding 15th Avenue W in Interbay Request t hld a Scping meeting in Magnlia Request t have the Smith Cve statin serve Expedia emplyees Request t be mindful f the statin lcatin in Ballard given ptential pressure n nearby industrial zned land Questin abut whether prpsed light rail rutes impact the replacement f the Magnlia Bridge and Ballard Bridge Questin abut where Sund Transit has purchased prperty alng the Ballard segment Questin abut the height f the Aurra Bridge and the different ships that mve thrugh the waterway and their needs Cncern abut prject delay due t the new channelizatin at 20th Avenue W and W Dravus Street Cncern that the Prt wn t supprt an alignment thrugh Fishermen s Terminal Dwntwn (includes statins at Seattle Center, Suth Lake Unin, Denny, Westlake and Midtwn) Supprt fr a statin at Denny Way t integrate with the current Metr system Supprt fr a statin suth f Denny Way n Westlake Avenue N t supprt transit integratin and prximity t green, public space Cmment abut imprtance f transit integratin and intuitive rider experiences at the Denny statin at Terry Avenue Cmment abut hw bth the Denny and Suth Lake Unin statins are imprtant access pints t the Seattle Center, as well as the Seattle Center statin Page 3 I External Engagement Mnthly Reprt, Nvember 1 30, 2018

4 BRIEFINGS (KEY FEEDBACK) Questins and feedback received frm briefings during the reprting perid. SODO/Chinatwn Internatinal District (includes statins at Chinatwn Internatinal District, Stadium and SODO) Questin abut bus strage and if it wuld be mved near the prpsed Stadium statin Cncern abut safety near the Stadium and SODO statins Cncern abut traffic diversins assciated with Chinatwn Internatinal District statin alternatives n 4th Avenue West Seattle (includes statins at Delridge, Avaln and Alaska Junctin) Questin abut whether the alignment near the West Seattle Glf Curse wuld be elevated Questin abut cnstructin impacts and Sund Transit s best practices during cnstructin Questins abut the envirnmental prcess and timeline Questins abut the prperty acquisitin prcess and timeline Request t cnsider bus/rail integratin and hw t better facilitate transfers frm the suth and Alki Cncern abut height f an elevated guideway alng SW Genesee Street Supprt fr a nrth suth rientatin f the Junctin statin t better serve a future extensin suth STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY GROUP During the reprting perid, the prject team held 1 Stakehlder Advisry Grup meeting t present Level 3 alternatives. Stakehlder Advisry Grup Meeting #10 (Nv. 5, 2018) Sund Transit staff reviewed the recmmendatins frm the Elected Leadership Grup n Level 2 alternatives Sund Transit staff shared what the Stakehlder Advisry Grup can expect t see in Level 3 alternatives develpment, including rute alternatives, statin lcatin ptins and evaluatin criteria Stakehlder Advisry Grup members asked Sund Transit staff clarifying questins and shared their cmments abut the Level 3 alternatives Page 4 I External Engagement Mnthly Reprt, Nvember 1 30, 2018

5 FESTIVALS During the reprting perid, the prject team attended 1 tabling event t share infrmatin with the cmmunity, answer questins and discuss pprtunities t stay engaged. State f SODO 2018 (Nv. 8, 2018) 9 cmmunity members stpped by the table Cmmn questins and tpics included statin lcatins and transfer pints Where will I transfer between the West Seattle and Ballard extensins? Will there be a Stadium statin? Adding a new light rail line will help ease traffic cngestin frm West Seattle t dwntwn. Page 5 I External Engagement Mnthly Reprt, Nvember 1 30, 2018