Can Trains Save Seattle?

City Beautiful December 20, 2024
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Subscribe to Nebula at: https://go.nebula.tv/citybeautiful Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/citybeautiful-can-trains-save-seattle Seattle passed Sound Transit 3, an ambitious plan to build new frequent transit routes and expand others. Can transit-oriented development around the stations help the region out of its housing affordability crisis? Check out The Urbanist: https://www.theurbanist.org Donate to The Urbanist here: https://the-urbanist.fundjournalism.org/donate/ Resources on this topic: - https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/west-seattle-and-ballard-link-extensions-station-planning-progress-report-interbay.pdf - https://www.psrc.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/vision-2050-intro.pdf -https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/OPCD/SeattlePlan/OneSeattlePlanDraftPlan2024.pdf - https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/09/131817-seattle-launches-new-rapid-bus-line - https://www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion/federal-way-link-extension - https://www.theurbanist.org/2021/11/05/transit-oriented-development-planned-for-kent-des-moines-station-additional-feedback-sought/ - https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6660afcf06e288d8f25a1b3c/6660afcf06e288d8f25a1c58_Seattle Downtown Action Plan - Full Plan - Accessible.pdf - https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/09/27/seattle-council-approves-batch-of-harrells-downtown-activation-plan-rezones/ - https://cdn.kingcounty.gov/-/media/king-county/depts/executive-services/facilities-management/documents/cci-king-county-civic-ground-20240802.pdf?rev=1e6a585e20c24217870f9b388fae5732&sc_lang=en&hash=3DAFD58A39C1168E0B4D45A82CA72367 Produced by Dave Amos and the fine folks at Nebula Studios. Written by Dave Amos. Select images and video from Getty Images. Black Lives Matter. Trans rights.

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