Committee hears plan to add West Seattle Link Extension to Seattle transitway agreement

Seattle City Council's Transportation Committee on June 17, 2025, heard a briefing on two companion pieces of legislation — an ordinance to amend the city's transitway agreement and a resolution approving the West Seattle Link Extension alignment and stations — that would let the city begin permit review for the project.

The legislation matters because adding the West Seattle Link Extension to the transitway agreement and adopting the alignment are the local pieces required after the Sound Transit Board action and the Federal Transit Administration's record of decision; once the city completes these steps, permitting and more detailed design work can proceed.

Councilmember Rob Sacca, chair of the Transportation Committee, framed the item as both a project of regional benefit and one that requires strong local mitigation and oversight. "Let me be crystal clear as well. I support light rail expansion and the connectivity it will bring to District 1 and the rest of the city," Sacca said, while emphasizing that mitigation and engagement with affected residents and…