YIMBY News for 12/14
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Eric Budd
Dec 14, 2025, 9:51:01 AM (6 days ago) Dec 14
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Eliminating Second Seattle Rail Tunnel Could Save $4.5B, But With Major Impacts, Delays
The Urbanist
KEYWORD SCORE: 20.63. construction, downtown, growth, project, rent, urban, walk
This week Sound Transit board members got a deep dive on what it would take to extend light rail to Ballard without building a second rail tunnel under Downtown Seattle at the same time, a big deviation from the current plan. While initial analysis did confirm the potential to save up to $4.5 billion, those gains would come at the cost of further delays to the overall Ballard Link project, impacts on transit riders that could be yearslong, all on top of significant risks that could eat away some of those savings. King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci put forward the idea this summer in re
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