WELCOME TO FINAL DESIGN

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1 WELCOME TO FINAL DESIGN The purpose of tonight s meeting is to: Provide an opportunity for the community to meet with Sound Transit s team of engineers, architects, planners and community outreach staff Present and gather comments on updated design plans for the East Main Station Segment, from SE 4th Street to Main Street, including the East Main Station Share information about what to expect during the final design process and how to stay informed Agenda 5-7 p.m. Open house Meet with project staff and view display boards and graphics featuring information about final design and design plans for the East Main Station Segment of East Link Extension 5:30 p.m. Overview presentation 7 p.m. Meeting adjourns Room Diagram Feb 2014

2 SUSTAINABILITY At Sound Transit, our most important job Our framework for sustainability: People Help people move freely by increasing the availability and use of regional transit is moving people out of their cars and onto Planet Promote environmental stewardship and conserve natural resources buses and trains. Prosperity Maximize agency efficiency and enable people and businesses to save time and money Sound Transit is always looking for ways to apply sustainable design principles to our projects, including using renewable construction materials, natural drainage solutions and maximizing natural light at stations. Feb 2014

3 HOW WILL SOUND TRANSIT WORK WITH PROPERTY OWNERS? Ongoing Property Owner Outreach We are here 2016 Environmental review Pre-final design 60% design Start construction Property owners contacted prior to the publication of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Supplemental EIS and Final EIS. Field work During pre-final design, Sound Transit will test soil conditions and ground water levels, conduct field surveys, and perform utility locates. This work will require individual rights-of-ent within public and private properties. All properties requiring rights-of-ent will be contacted by Sound Transit representatives. Property acquisition process In 2013 and 2014, the Sound Transit Board approves right-of-way authorization identifying which properties will be necessa to build and operate the project. 1. Right-of-way identified Real property personnel work with civil engineers to identify full or/and partial property needed to build project. 2. Board meeting notice Sound Transit will notify property owners of the Sound Transit Board meeting where the Board will consider authorizing property purchases. Start construction Sound Transit is committed to maintaining open communication with nearby property owners before and during construction. There will be multiple public involvement opportunities and ways to stay informed throughout construction. Sound Transit will work with property owners throughout construction to facilitate access during construction sequencing. Questions? For more information, contact the East Link Community Outreach Team at LINK or 3. Appraisal/review process Independent appraiser contacts property owner to schedule appraisal. Appraisal will then be reviewed by Sound Transit to determine compensation for property. 4. Written offer Property owner receives written offer with copy of reviewed appraisal. Sound Transit will make reasonable efforts to aquire real property expeditiously through volunta agreements based on appraised fair market value. 5. Conclude property purchase Sound Transit purchases property. Feb 2014

4 EAST MAIN STATION SEGMENT OVERVIEW Benefits: Provides access to high quality, frequent transit service that operates 20 hours per day Approximately 2,500 daily boardings (2030) Increases travel options for surrounding residents and employees, consistent with City of Bellevue transportation goals Travel times (from East Main Station) International District/Chinatown = 16 minutes University of Washington = 27 minutes SeaTac Airport = 52 minutes (with transfer at International District Station) Overlake Transit Center = 14 minutes Feb 2014

5 TYPICAL LIGHT RAIL CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE East Link construction includes building at-grade, elevated, and tunnel light rail infrastructure 2015 and 2016 Construction begins 2023 Open for service Station Name Relocate utilities Utility relocation work includes replacing aging utilities in the project area and relocating utilities so they can be accessed for maintenance and repair. Prepare the work zone Crews must clear buildings and soil and prepare the work zone for East Link construction crews. This includes erecting barriers and fencing to keep the work zone safe. Build station and supporting infrastructure Next, Sound Transit lays the foundations necessa to run light rail track and builds stations and supporting infrastructure. Install track and power Sound Transit installs track and wire while placing poles and ancilla structures that power the system and operate the signals. Install and test systems Before light rail opens to passengers, Sound Transit completes a safety certification process testing communications, safety and emergency systems, as well as signals and crossing gates. Feb 2014

6 EAST MAIN STATION 1/4-MILE RADIUS LEGEND BUS ROUTE BICYCLE ROUTE FUTURE BICYCLE LANE SURREY DOWNS NEIGHBORHOOD FUTURE OFF-STREET PATH LIGHT RAIL TRACKS EAST MAIN STATION STATION MAIN ST I-405 NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT PLAN SITE AND LANDSCAPE PLAN SURREY DOWNS NEIGHBORHOOD PARK WESTBOUND PLATFORM 30 LANDSCAPE BUFFER SOUTH PORTAL SPEB MAIN ST. SOUTH ENTRY PLAZA EASTBOUND PLATFORM NORTH ENTRY PLAZA TPSS NEW SIGNALIZED CROSSWALK KISS & RIDE / EMERGENCY / SER- VICE PARKING

7 EAST MAIN STATION SOUND WALL RETAINING WALL PLATFORM CANOPY SOUTH ENTRY GLASS CANOPY PLATFORM CANOPY NORTH ENTRY GLASS CANOPY ROOF PLAN A B C RETAINING WALL SOUND WALL COMM CLOSET INVERTER WESTBOUND PLATFORM BIKE CAGE EASTBOUND PLATFORM SOUTH PLAZA NORTH PLAZA PLATFORM PLAN A B C ROOF AND PLATFORM PLANS PLATFORM CROSS SECTION SOUND WALL COMMUNICATIONS CLOSET RETAINING WALL OCS POLE PLATFORM CANOPY GUARDRAIL SECTION B-B

8 EAST MAIN STATION A WESTBOUND PLATFORM TRACK CROSSING EASTBOUND PLATFORM BIKE LOCKERS TVMs BENCH UP RETAINING WALL MULTI-PURPOSE PATH A SOUTH ENTRANCE PLAZA PLAN SOUTH ENTRANCE CROSS SECTION SOUND WALL OCS POLE STATION SIGNAGE RETAINING WALL SOUTH ENTRY CANOPY LIGHT FIXTURE TVMs SOUTH PLAZA SECTION A-A

9 EAST MAIN STATION C WESTBOUND PLATFORM SIGNAL HOUSE TRACK CROSSING TRANSFORMER EASTBOUND PLATFORM BIKE CAGE BENCH TVMs RAIN CHAIN TRASH & RECYCLING SIDEWALK BIKE RACKS ADA RAMP PASSENGER DROP-OFF C NORTH ENTRANCE PLAZA PLAN NORTH ENTRANCE CROSS SECTION SOUND WALL RETAINING WALL LIGHT FIXTURE OCS POLE STATION SIGNAGE NORTH ENTRY CANOPY TVMs NORTH PLAZA SECTION C-C

10 EAST MAIN STATION SOUTH PLAZA VIEW PLATFORM VIEW

11 EAST MAIN STATION NORTH PLAZA VIEW BIKE CAGE AND PORTAL VIEW

12 SOUTH PORTAL ELECTRICAL BUILDING VAULT BELOW GRADE, SEE CIVIL FDC, SEE CIVIL RWL LEADER DISCHARGE FOR ROOF MAIN AND OVERFLOW DRAINS RS MC MC MC RS DASHED LINE OF FDCTO EAST SIDE OF TRACKWAY, SEE CIVIL 0" GE MC GE ' 13 CMU WALL, 6'-0" WIDE SECURE GATE GE MC HD RS MC LI MC GE RS MC LI 5" ' FIRE HYDRANT MAN GATE TO SPEB 5" ' DRIVEWAY - SEE CIVIL FOR ROADWAY SURFACE TYPES ACCESS 20' GATE TO SPEB RS RS RS RS RS RS OC PL PL OC PL PL OC PL PL OC PL PL OC ACCESS 14' GATE TO TPSS CONTINUOUS 10' CMU WALL ENCLOSURE AT TPSS PL UP TPSS - (NIC) SEE STRUCT FOR ALL INFORMATION REGARDING TPSS STAIRS AND STRUCTURAL/FOUNDATION WORK AT TPSS PL TPSS (NIC) PLAN PICKET FENCE ALONG TRACKWAY, SEE CIVIL SCALE IN FEET RS MC PL MC UP RS RS PL OC PL PL OC PL 10' - 0" LINE OF 10' LANDSCAPE BUFFER FROM BACKSIDE OF SIDEWALK, SEE LANDSCAPE VIEW FROM N

13 EAST MAIN STATION MATERIALS PLANTING TREES - EVERGREEN Incense Cedar Calocedrus decurrens Shore Pine Pinus contorta var. contorta Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata Screening tree proposed along the sound wall at the western property bounda of East Main Evergreen accent tree proposed along the sidewalk on the eastern side of East Main Screening tree proposed along the sound wall at the western property bounda of East Main Screening tree proposed along the sound wall at the western property bounda of East Main TREES - DECIDUOUS Vine Maple Acer circinatum Coral Bark Japanese Maple Acer palmatum Sango Kaku Armstrong Maple Acer rubrum Armstrong Venus Dogwood Cornus kousa x nuttalii Venus understo tree proposed along the western property bounda and SE of the station. photo by: Ed Book Ornamental tree proposed along the eastern side of East Main Street tree proposed along the eastern side of East Main Tree proposed along the sound wall at the western property bounda of East Main SHRUBS Tall Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium Evergreen shrub proposed along the sound wall at the western property bounda of East Main Patty s Purple Hebe Hebe Patty s Purple Evergreen shrub proposed along the eastern side of East Main Kelsey Dogwood Cornus stolonifera Kelseyi Deciduous shrub proposed along both sides of East Main Birch Leaf Spirea Spiraea betulifolia Tor Deciduous shrub proposed along the eastern side of East Main Coast Silk Tassel Gara elliptica Evergreen shrub proposed at the northeastern side of East Main Evergreen Huckleber Vaccinium ovatum Evergreen shrub proposed along both sides of East Main Dwarf Mugo Pine Pinus mugo mugo Evergreen shrub proposed along the eastern side of East Main Red Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Deciduous shrub proposed along the western side of East Main GROUNDCOVERS & PERENNIALS Daylily Hemerocallis Stella D Oro Flowering perennial proposed along the eastern side of East Main Sword Fern Polystichum munitum Fern proposed as an accent plant throughout the western side of East Main Blue Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium idahoense Flowering perennial proposed along the eastern side of East Main Natural Drainage System Mix Carex obnupta Juncus effusus var. Pacificus Juncus ensifolius A mixture of sedges and rushes proposed for natural drainage areas throughout the eastern side of East Main Kinnikinick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Evergreen groundcover proposed along the retaining wall on the western side of East Main Douglas Iris Iris douglasiana Flowering perennial used as an accent plant along the eastern side of East Main Orange New Zealand Sedge Carex testacea Ornamental grass proposed as an accent plant and in natural drainage areas on both sides of East Main Fringe Cup Tellima grandiflora Perennial groundcover proposed along the eastern side of East Main

14 MAIN STREET PARK MATERIALS PLANTING TREES - EVERGREEN Incense Cedar Calocedrus decurrens Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata Giant Sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum Screening tree proposed along park s southern perimeter, SE 1st Pl and along 112th Ave SE. Screening tree proposed along park s southern perimeter, SE 1st Pl and along 112th Ave SE. Screening tree proposed along park s southern perimeter, SE 1st Pl and along 112th Ave SE. Evergreen tree used as an accent plant in the center of Main Street Park. TREES - DECIDUOUS Maidenhair Tree Gingko biloba Western Redbud Cercis occidentalis Vine Maple Acer circinatum Serviceber Amelanchier grandiflora Princess Diana Deciduous tree proposed along both sides of the main path bisecting Main St Park. Forest understo tree proposed along the edge of lawn throughout Main St Park. Understo tree proposed along the edge of lawn in Main St Park and on 112th Ave SE. photo by: Ed Book Understo tree proposed along the edge of lawn in Main St Park and on 112th Ave SE. SHRUBS Patty s Purple Hebe Hebe Patty s Purple Evergreen shrub proposed at the center entrance of Main St Park along Main St. Mock Orange Philadelphus lewisii Deciduous shrub proposed adjacent to the SPEB building on 112th Ave SE. Dwarf Mugo Pine Pinus mugo mugo Evergreen shrub proposed throughout the eastern bounda of the park along 112th Ave SE. Pacific Wax Myrtle Myrica californica Evergreen shrub proposed throughout the eastern bounda of the park and adjacent to the SPEB building along 112th Ave SE. Kelsey Dogwood Cornus stolonifera Kelseyi Deciduous shrub proposed along the sidewalk adjacent to the SPEB building on 112th Ave SE. Red Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Deciduous shrub proposed throughout the park s eastern bounda and adjacent to the SPEB building along 112th Ave SE. Coast Silk Tassel Gara elliptica Evergreen shrub proposed throughout the eastern bounda of the park along 112th Ave SE. Ocean Spray Holodiscus discolor Deciduous shrub proposed throughout the eastern bounda of the park along 112th Ave SE. Tall Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium Black Twinber Lonicera involucrata Mock Orange Philadelphus lewisii Indian Plum Oemleria cerasiformis Evergreen shrub proposed at the northwestern entrance to the park along 110th Place SE. Deciduous shrub proposed throughout the eastern bounda of the park along 112th Ave SE. Deciduous shrub proposed along the sidewalk adjacent to the SPEB building on 112th Ave SE. Deciduous shrub proposed along the sidewalk adjacent to the SPEB building on 112th Ave SE. GROUNDCOVERS & PERENNIALS Mitigation Groundcover Mix Blechnum spicant Cornus canadensis Mahonia nervosa Maianthemum dilatatum Vancouveria hexandra Evergreen groundcover and perennial mix proposed throughout mitigation areas. Alpine Cinquefoil Potentilla neumanniana Nana Flowering perennial proposed for use in planting beds as an accent plant in Main St Park. Creeping Mahonia Mahonia repens Evergreen groundcover proposed adjacent to the SPEB building along 112th Ave SE. Sword Fern Polystichum munitum Fern proposed throughout the eastern bounda of the park and adjacent to the SPEB building along 112th Ave SE.

15 EAST MAIN STATION SOUND WALL AT PROPERTY LINE WASTE RETAINING WALL RECEPTACLES, TYP BENCH, TYP GRAVEL A B C MAINTENANCE D PATH AT-GRADE TRACKWAY EAST MAIN STATION AT-GRADE TRACKWAY BIKE LOCKER PASSENGER DROP OFF ZONE / SERVICE VEHICLE PARKING BIKE SHELTER BIKE RACKS EAST MAIN STATION PLAN MAIN STREET PARK PLAN AT-GRADE TRACK- WAY EXISTING TREES TRACK FENCE TPSS BUILDING RETAINING WALL PERIMETER FENCE SPEB BUILDING TRACKWAY TUNNEL ENTRANCE EXISTING HOME FENCE AT PROPERTY LINE C.O.B. PARKS PARKING LAWN CONCRETE PATH LAWN RETAINING WALL LAWN 110TH PL SE FUTURE GATEWAY ELEMENT MAIN ST