North Link Light Rail update – Spring Open Houses and the fate of Standard Radio

I love North Link Light Rail update emails, and they get more and more frequent every month. Here are some Roosevelt Station-related tidbits from today’s installment.

Spring Open House dates

Sound Transit is holding a round of Spring Open Houses to show off current design plans for the three North Link stations, and to hear from the neighborhoods about said stations.

Northgate Station: Tuesday, May 17
Olympic View Elementary School Cafeteria
504 NE 95th Street

Roosevelt Station: Thursday, May 26
Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center Gymnasium
6535 Ravenna Avenue NE

Brooklyn Station: Thursday, June 9
Hotel Deca Grand Ballroom
4507 Brooklyn Avenue NE

The open houses run between 6-8:30PM, with a presentation starting at 6:30PM.

Standard Radio: Not a Landmark

At the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board meeting held on March 2 (agenda; minutes not yet available), the board determined that the Standard Radio building (at about NE 65th St and 12th Avenue NE) does not qualify as a historic landmark.

Old Standard Records building, Roosevelt


Current designs for the dual entrance Roosevelt Station show the southern entrance overlapping the footprint of the Standard Radio building. This does not sound good for the 64-year-old piece of Roosevelt history, but I offer Standard Radio fans a glimmer of hope (from today’s North Link Project Update email):

Although the building is not officially designated a landmark, Sound Transit recognizes its importance to the neighborhood. In response to community requests, Sound Transit will attempt to preserve the “Standard” sign or other components of the building and will consider how they might be incorporated into the station design.

More information about the North Link Light Rail Project can be found on Sound Transit’s North Link Project homepage.

Comments

  1. Reminds me of the entrance to the Orange Line subway in Boston through the basement of this building http://photos.igougo.com/images/p74780-Boston-Old_State_House.jpg

  2. The Seattle Community Council Federation, the University District Community Council, the Greater University Chamber of Commerce, and many citizens by letter and at the University Height Center meeting asked Sound Transit to change the name of the station at N.E. 45th St. from “Brooklyn Station” to “University District Station.” The Sound Transit bureaucrats insist on using Brooklyn. They say it would create confusion with the University Street Station to make the change. However, Brooklyn is the most confusing since it has no reference to the neighborhood and most Sound Transit stations are named for their neighborhood. Citizens should protest the continued use of “Brooklyn Station” and call for the name change by e-mail, letter, and comments at the next meeting.

    • Bruce Gray - Sound Transit says:

      FYI – “Brooklyn Station” has not been selected as the final name for the station. It is a working name that will continue to be used for consistency as we finalize project design and complete the Final Environmental Impact Statement.

      This is the same process we followed for the Central Link light rail line from downtown to the airport.

      The Sound Transit Board will adopt final station names for the North Link project down the road. We have had quite a bit of interest in North Link station names and we’re glad to be building in such an engaged community. Everything we hear back from the community will be considered as we move toward final names. The timing for these decisions is still to be determined.

      We encourage anyone interested to sign up for project updates, attend community meetings we’re holding in your neighborhood and email project outreach staff your thoughts on station names. See you at our May open houses.

      http://projects.soundtransit.org/Projects-Home/Project-Updates/North-Link-Update-April-2011.xml

      Bruce Gray
      Sound Transit Spokesman

    • Bruce Gray - Sound Transit says:

      FYI – “Brooklyn Station” has not been selected as the final name for the station. It is a working name that will continue to be used for consistency as we finalize project design and complete the Final Environmental Impact Statement.

      This is the same process we followed for the Central Link light rail line from downtown to the airport.

      The Sound Transit Board will adopt final station names for the North Link project down the road. We have had quite a bit of interest in North Link station names and we’re glad to be building in such an engaged community. Everything we hear back from the community will be considered as we move toward final names. The timing for these decisions is still to be determined.

      We encourage anyone interested to sign up for project updates, attend community meetings we’re holding in your neighborhood and email project outreach staff your thoughts on station names. See you at our May open houses.

      http://projects.soundtransit.org/Projects-Home/Project-Updates/North-Link-Update-April-2011.xml

      Bruce Gray
      Sound Transit Spokesman

      • Bruce Gray - Sound Transit says:

        Correction to my above comment….we have completed the Final EIS for North Link.

        Main point – the station names are NOT final. Sorry for any confusion.

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