Station Area Planning
What is Station Area Planning?
Station Area Planning provides a vision for how neighborhoods close to planned light rail stations will look in the future. The area plan will guide future project implementation and aims to:
- Address public space
- Guide community growth and development
- Express community character and history
- Provide safer environments and improve connections for people walking, biking, driving, and taking transit.
What's Happening Now?
We launched community conversations during the summer of 2025 and held a block party in September to celebrate and share what we’ve heard so far. Thanks to all who attended and shared input!
We are working to document the priorities we heard from the community and will return to receive additional feedback.
Delridge
We are working with local community-based organizations to help shape the engagement and planning process and identify initial challenges and opportunities. We will be launching broader engagement later this year. Subscribe for Delridge email updates.
West Seattle Junction + Avalon
Engagement to learn about community priorities will begin later this year. Subscribe for West Seattle Junction + Avalon email updates.
South Downtown Hub
The City of Seattle, Sound Transit, and King County have been partnering with the community to coordinate planning for multiple projects and explore opportunities to support and grow the legacy of these communities. Visit the South Downtown Hub website.
Ballard Link Extension Station Areas
Planning for station areas along the Ballard Link Extension will start after station locations are finalized. Visit Sound Transit's Ballard Link Extension website.
Creating a Shared Vision
This planning process will create a shared vision for neighborhoods, develop action plans that identify priority issues and opportunities, and align future investments to achieve the vision. We are building on what we have heard from community members, project partners and past plans, asking how we can refine and guide this vision to implementation.
Your feedback informs the plan, creating future station areas that reflect the concerns and considerations of the existing community. We will partner with community to articulate a vision for growth for future generations, identify a wide range of strategies and investments that support changes to come and livability around future light rail stations, and confirm the plan reflects existing and future residents’ priorities.