Way South, while it was buried or elevated in other areas. Residents and elected officials in Rainier Valley have long criticized the decision to run light rail in the middle of Martin Luther King Jr.
Most recently, a couple was killed last July after they failed to see an approaching train at the Columbia City Station. Since the line opened, 10 people, nine along MLK, have been killed in a collision with a light rail train. About 80% of collisions happen in the South End, and most collisions are a result of a vehicle making an unauthorized left turn across the track as a train is approaching. On average, every 45 days, light rail trains collide with a vehicle along the MLK corridor since operations began in 2009, according to crash data.
The latter is the longest section by far, where tracks run along MLK from the Mount Baker Station to the city’s southern limits, crossing dozens of streets. On the current line, trains operate in the street, mixing with cars, pedestrians, and cyclists in two stretches - one is in SoDo, the other in Rainier Valley. He later clarified that new design guidelines would dictate that “Pedestrian track crossings should be avoided wherever possible, however under some circumstances with required studies they may be allowed at Sound Transit’s discretion.” “For projects not currently under construction or in planning, Link light rail crossings will be grade separated moving forward.” “In general, future projects are to be designed as aerial or tunnel guideways,” said John Gallagher, a spokesperson for Sound Transit, in an email. Way, making that segment the most dangerous in the system. This design choice comes 20 years after the transit agency laid down track in the middle of 4.5 miles of Martin Luther King Jr.
Sound Transit plans to elevate or bury future light rail routes rather than run them along the street.
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