SPRING 2017

HOW IS THIS PROJECT FUNDED? In February 2016, President Obama announced his Fiscal Year 2017 budget, which included a $75 million grant administered by the FTA to fund the Center City Connector. Seattle Public Utilities and Seattle City Light will contribute approximately $30 million toward the utility relocations. The City’s budget also includes a local match of $45 million through 2020.

STAY INVOLVED• Visit and sign up to receive project updates at seattlestreetcar.org/centercity.htm• Contact the project team at centercitystreetcar@seattle.gov or 206-615-1070

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CENTER CITY CONNECTOR PROJECT

CURRENT SCHEDULE2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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Locally Preferred AlternativeSeattle City Council approved the route along 1st Ave and Stewart St

Vehicle testing and startup

Budget approval by City

Transit Master Plan published

Project planning and fundingMode selectionStreet alignment selectionConceptual designProject design outreach

Early design & environmentalPreliminary engineeringEnvironmental processUrban design

Environmental Assessment published

Final design100% designBid documentsPermitting

We’re coordinating with other downtown infrastructure improvement projects, which may affect construction scheduling. Projects include extensive utility work along 1st Ave, the demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, and the Seattle Waterfront project.

Small Starts Grant agreement in place

By the numberstotal miles of streetcar line connecting Seattle’s densest neighborhoods

new streetcar stations

new streetcars, meaning more frequent service

neighborhoods along the line

total streetcar stations

of destinations

anticipated system-wide ridership per day in opening year

Submit Small Starts Grant

Rendering of future Center City Connector station at 3rd and Stewart

WHAT’S IN A NAME?The City of Seattle is building a modern streetcar system that will provide new mobility options, support economic growth, and strengthen connections in Seattle’s densest neighborhoods.

The Center City Connector will join the existing South Lake Union and the First Hill Streetcar lines, creating new north-south connections across downtown.

When complete, 5 miles and 23 stations of convenient streetcar service will be available to access hundreds of key destinations, including Pike Place Market, Colman Dock, and Link light rail.

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South Lake Union Streetcar on Westlake Ave First Hill Streetcar on Broadway

Other languages and accessible formats: This information can be provided in other languages, large print, Braille, in electronic text, or other accessible formats. Call (206) 615-1070.

Este documento describe el proyecto del tranvía Center City Connector. Está disponible en español. Para recibir una copia en español, por favor llame al (206) 615-1070.

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此文件詳細介紹了有關 Center City Connector （市中心內線電車）有軌電車新系統的項目。此信息可提供繁體中文的 版本。如需繁體中文的版本，請致電 (206) 615 1070。

Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) & SEPA Addendum issued

Project highlightsAdds convenient and easy-to-understand transit service links between the 2 existing streetcar lines

Supports frequent and reliable service with streetcars running up to every 5 minutes during peak hours between South Lake Union and Chinatown/ International District

Meets need for transit options as Seattle grows

Connects to regional transit including ferries, buses, the Sounder Train, and Link light rail

Improves access to downtown social services and affordable housing

Includes connections for people walking and biking through coordination with bike and pedestrian plans

PARKING & LOADINGTo allow space for dedicated streetcar lanes - while also balancing other modes like walking, biking, deliveries, and through-traffic - most on-street parking along the route will be removed. We are committed to helping people park and load efficiently by subsidizing off-street parking and working closely with businesses and residences on load zone replacement.

Of the approximately 4,400 off-street parking stalls in lots and garages along the alignment, an average of over 1,100 stalls are available at a given time throughout the day. This project includes funding for DowntownSeattleParking.com, which makes it easy to find parking availability, rates (some as low as $3/hour), and directions so downtown visitors can park in a garage and get to their destination easily on the streetcar.

WHAT CHANGES ARE COMING?TRAFFIC MOVEMENTThe Center City Connector will shift 1st Ave’s priority to people walking and taking transit. The streetcar will run in its own center lanes along 1st Ave. See the map below for how the 1st Ave changes will affect left turns.

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Sound Transit Link Light Rail Station

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Rendering of future station at 1st and Pike-Pine

HOW DID WE GET HERE?The City of Seattle included the Center City Connector project in its 2012 Transit Master Plan to improve north-south travel through downtown. We evaluated different alignments for the project, and selected 1st Ave as the best street to connect the South Lake Union and First Hill streetcar lines. In 2014, the Seattle City Council approved funding for project design, and the project was on its way. The Seattle Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published an Environmental Assessment for the project in May 2016. On February 27, 2017, FTA published a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), completing the federal environmental review process.

Example water main work

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?Utility relocations are planned to start this summer. We expect to finish streetcar design by 2018 and the new streetcar line will open in 2020.

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City Connector streetcar line

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Rendering of the future station at 1st and Madison-SpringThe planned streetcar network will have over 5 miles of track

CENTER CITY CONNECTOR FUTURE TRAFFIC MOVEMENT *Subject to change