Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell joined with local partners to call for Sound Transit action to help better manage costs and deliver Seattle light rail expansion. The mayor emphasized the importance of prioritizing expansion where it will deliver the greatest ridership and serve the densest communities, like the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions, and reaffirmed the city’s commitment to helping deliver these transformative projects to communities.
“Major infrastructure projects like light rail expansion are facing significant cost pressures nationwide, but we cannot allow these challenges to derail our commitment to Seattle voters who overwhelmingly supported this investment,” said Mayor Harrell. “The West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions will be transformative transit