Every time a speaker at a Sound Transit (ST) board meeting on Feb. 23 came out in favor of building a new transit hub on Fourth Avenue—along the rim of the CID—scores of senior citizens sitting in the audience held up their hands and waved their fingers back and forth, like leaves fluttering on branches.
No promises from Sound Transit about following its own plans
At a Sound Transit (ST) workshop for business owners in the Chinatown-International District (CID) late last month, a young man in jeans and a cotton jacket came in and sat down at the table.
Park lid concept reevaluated
With the fate of the Chinatown-International District (CID) hanging in the balance, some community members consulted an architect not associated with Sound Transit (ST) for a reevaluation of the “park lid” concept.
ST alternate stations outside the CID present challenges
With time running out before Sound Transit (ST) makes a recommendation to its board about the placement of a transit hub in, near, or outside the Chinatown-International District (CID), the agency last month narrowed the number of options it was considering outside the neighborhood to two.
CID organizations’ open letter to Sound Transit
Dear Sound Transit Board, Chong Wa Benevolent Association represents over 21 traditional Chinatown organizations within the Chinatown-International District (CID).
Seniors sound off on Chinatown transit plans
Sound Transit held a community workshop on March 13 to discuss the Chinatown-International District (ID) Station.
The Best of Chinatown ID — Sound Transit
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Newly elected SeaTac City council member ready for real work to begin
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Welcoming waves enhance freeway columns
By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly The strip of 30 columns under the I-5 overpass on South King Street has undergone a makeover in a bid to transform and revitalize […]