October 2nd brings the opening of three new light rail stations stretching beyond the University of Washington on the new Northgate Link. The station siting and layout is optimized for adjacent transit oriented development (TOD), and ease of access between TOD and the station. (Image: Sound Transit) Starting very early Saturday morning, Capitol Hill light rail riders will have another 4.3 miles of track to explore. An illuminated tunnel under Broadway provides direct pedestrian access to the platform from the west entrance, featuring a modulated ceiling plane, floor tile accents, and sloped interior walls to invite pedestrians while mitigating noise. It is designed to match the scale of neighboring retail buildings, with increased setbacks to accommodate additional pedestrian circulation and bicycle parking. WSDOT is celebrating a milestone with the final placement of huge steel girders as it prepares for work on the Montlake Project to create an improved Montlake Blvd interchange, a landscaped lid over 520, a bicycle and pedestrian land bridge east of the lid, and a three-lane West Approach Bridge South over Union Bay for eastbound traffic to wrap up construction by the end of the year. Station House features 110 affordable apartments in the heart of the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. The west entry is situated adjacent to a streetcar and bus stop, allowing for convenient multi-model transit connections. The Capitol Hill Station is sited in the heart of Broadway Commercial District, serving a vibrant and dense urban center. A vegetated “green wall” is supported by a terracotta-painted steel trellis, acting as an extension of neighboring Cal Anderson Park. The north entry opens at the corner of a major intersection on Broadway to ease pedestrian circulation patterns. Design elements were carefully considered to exert a timeless quality, supporting the station’s longevity. Adjacency to light rail station, many bus stops, bike lanes and walking routes Nearby restaurants, groceries, pharmacies and other community resources. The idea of building housing on top of the Capitol Hill station was originally floated in the late '90s as Sound Transit’s plans for its first phase of light rail construction began to gel.
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