Since we first began working towards preliminary design in 2019, we have made a number of changes to reflect the feedback we received from community members, elected officials, city staff, transit agency partners and other stakeholders. We have also made changes to reflect a greater understanding of the design challenges and opportunities. See below for a summary of how we’ve updated the design.

Proposed updates to station locations:

We assessed station locations based on ridership potential, use by our transit partners, non-motorized access and community input. We propose that the project:

• Does not include a Stride BRT station at 80th Avenue NE in Kenmore; it would continue to be served by King County Metro (KCM).
• Includes Stride BRT stations at 61st Avenue NE in Kenmore and NE 165th Street in Lake Forest Park.
• Moves the Stride BRT station in Seattle/Shoreline planned for the intersection of NE 145th Street and SR 522, west to 30th Avenue NE on NE 145th Street to improve pedestrian access and safety.
• Does not include the Stride BRT station at 25th Avenue NE in Shoreline/Seattle. The stop will continue to be served by KCM, providing frequent service to the future light rail station.
• Moves the Stride BRT station in Bothell planned for the intersection of NE 185th Street and 108th Avenue NE, north to Beardslee Boulevard and a block west of 110th Avenue NE.

Reducing roadway widening on NE 145th Street in Seattle/Shoreline:

• We plan to reduce the length of needed roadway widening on the north side of NE 145th Street between 15th Avenue NE and 5th Avenue NE (see the City of Shoreline’s related NE 145th Street and I-5 Interchange Project). The project does not include widening the roadway at NE 145th Street and 25th Avenue NE.
• Sound Transit is proposing transit priority lane reconfigurations between 30th Avenue NE and SR 522 on NE 145th Street, rather than adding an eastbound lane, to improve the environment for pedestrians and transit riders using the planned BRT station at this location.

Shifting the footprint west of SR 522 in Lake Forest Park:

• We have refined the design between NE 155th Street and half a block south of 41st Avenue NE in Lake Forest Park. These refinements include shifting some roadway widening to the west side of SR 522 to reduce property impacts and the overall change to the neighborhood. This shift west will result in construction of a new retaining wall on the west side of SR 522.
• We have reached out to property owners on both sides of the roadway to discuss what this means for potential impacts to their properties.

Design updates in Bothell:

• Our refined design in Bothell relocates the connection between two BRT routes, the Stride S3 line and the Stride S2 line (a new north-south BRT route to operate primarily along I-405). The connection for these two routes has moved from the I-405/NE 195th interchange to the SR 522/I-405 interchange, where a Transit Hub is being designed by WSDOT to include a safe and accessible pedestrian connection to the University of Washington (UW) Bothell/Cascadia College campus.
• The refined design also includes a northbound bus-only lane on SR 522 from north of 96th Avenue NE to 98th Avenue NE that makes use of the current center-turn lane. This will improve speed and reliability for future bus operations where it will be needed most, while minimizing additional width required for the roadway through this area.
• Community Transit is proposing to use Stride BRT stops for their bus service in Bothell at 104th Avenue NE, Beardslee Boulevard and UW Bothell/Cascadia College and Beardslee Boulevard and NE 195th Street.

Updates to Woodinville bus service:

• To connect Woodinville commuters with East Link light rail for faster and better connections to Redmond, Seattle and Bellevue, we are proposing to serve Woodinville with a new ST Express route. This service would start when the Stride S3 Line service begins.
• During peak hours, the ST Express route would serve downtown Woodinville and the SR 522/I-405 Transit Hub in Bothell before traveling in the I-405 express toll lanes to the Bellevue Transit Center, where riders could connect to light rail and other bus service.
• During off-peak hours and on weekends, this route would serve downtown Woodinville and the SR 522/I-405 Transit Hub in Bothell, where riders could connect to the S3 or S2 Stride BRT lines.
• This service also offers the potential to serve additional stops in downtown Woodinville. Stay tuned for opportunities to provide feedback as the ST Express service is designed.