Sound Transit is considering cutting light rail to Ballard and instead ending it in Smith Cove, which is very far from Ballard near Lower Queen Anne. This is not what we voted for in 2016, to build a train to Ballard, and last year the 36th Democrats voted almost unanimously in favor of speeding up light rail construction to Ballard, the opposite of this latest plan from Sound Transit. There was also a march on April 19 in favor of Ballard Light Rail attended by several hundred people. We want light rail to Ballard!
There are a few opportunities to share your opinions:
- Fill out Sound Transit’s survey on stopping the Ballard light rail short https://soundtransit.
sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/ SV_d7jkaU59BHOdblY?source= other - Attend the April 23 Sound Transit Board Meeting either in person or virtually. It is at 1:30pm. More info here https://www.soundtransit.
org/get-to-know-us/news- events/calendar/board- directors-meeting-2026-04-23 - Attend the Transit Town Hall on May 5 https://
transportationchoices.org/ transit-talk-the-future-of- light-rail-in-seattle-may-5/ - Attend the Sound Transit Executive Committee meeting on May 7 https://www.soundtransit.
org/get-to-know-us/news- events/calendar/executive- committee-meeting-2026-05-07 - Email the Sound Transit board – emailtheboard@soundtransit.org or directly, in the 36th District that’s Katie Wilson, Ghirmay Zahilay, Dan Strauss https://www.soundtransit.org/
get-to-know-us/board- directors/board-members
And check https://saveballardrail.
