Press release:

The City of SeaTac announces their receipt of a Community Transformation Grant (CTG), a federally funded initiative, which will support the upcoming station area planning effort surrounding the $383 million Sound Transit Angle Lake Light Rail Station, set to open in 2016.

The CTG grant will help fund the following planning projects for the City, to help guide the redevelopment of the area:

Angle Lake Station Area Plan Community Engagement Project ($28,000): The community engagement process will provide a conduit for the area’s diverse residential and business communities to voice their vision for how to increase opportunities for active transportation, recreation and access to healthy food within the Angle Lake Station Area.

Angle Lake Station Area Plan Pedestrian and Bicycle Connectivity Study Project ($20,000): The study will assess pedestrian and bicycle connectivity within the Angle Lake Station Area and will increase the City’s understanding of opportunities and deficiencies within the current pedestrian and bicycle networks throughout the station area.

“The goal of these projects is to create a community supported plan, that will help make the station area more commuter and bicycle-friendly with improved access,” said Joseph Scorcio, Director of Community and Economic Development for the City. “The expansion of light rail will help provide better access to jobs and services, and will promote healthier lifestyles. We look forward to what this will do for the SeaTac community and region as a whole.”

SeaTac’s grant is administered by Seattle Children’s Hospital, in partnership with Public Health Seattle-King County (PHSKC) and Healthy King County Coalition (HKCC). To learn more about the project and how to get involved in planning, visit www.ci.seatac.wa.us/index.aspx?page=670.
The Sound Transit Angle Lake Station, set to open in late 2016, will extend light rail in SeaTac from the current station at Sea-Tac Airport to South 200th Street. The station will feature a 1.6 mile elevated guide way, with a rider projection of 5,400 daily riders by 2018. To learn more about the extension plans and community meetings, visit www.soundtransit.org.