![]() ![]() Understanding the changes in travel behavior resulting from these service changes will help the agencies to better model the impacts of future light rail station openings. All three agencies are interested in how this change in the nature of transit service will change ridership. With the Northgate link’s completion, Sound Transit says is entering an exciting period of opening major light rail extensions every year through 2024, nearly tripling the region’s light rail system from 22 miles to 62 miles. Summary of events on Saturday, October 2: 1: John Lewis Memorial Bridge at Northgate opening: You’re invited to celebrate opening of this new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over I-5. Community celebrations are planned at several locations. However, the adopted strategy does mean that many riders who had one-seat rides to their downtown Seattle and University District destination must now transfer from bus to rail. The Northgate Link light rail station and two other new stations also open on October 2. Simultaneously, King County Metro (Metro) and Snohomish County’s Community Transit (CT) restructured many of the routes that had provided express service to downtown Seattle and the University District with the goals of maximizing access to the new stations while also reducing duplicate bus service and operational costs. The provision of high quality access to Link light rail should increase overall transit ridership because of the greater reliability of the Link service and, in most instances, faster travel times. Sound Transit has estimated the new Northgate, Roosevelt and U District stations that open Saturday will attract a combined 42,000-49,000 riders per day, adding to the 80,000 who rode light. On October 2, 2021, Sound Transit, which operates the Link light rail system in the Central Puget Sound, started service to three new stations serving Seattle’s Roosevelt, Northgate, and University districts. ![]()
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