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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Passing on for your information.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>RapidRide J Line Learn about updated route<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><a name="gd_top"></a></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></tr></table><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><p><span lang=EN>The RapidRide J Line is being designed to improve transit speed, reliability, safety, and connections between the Belltown, South Lake Union, Eastlake, and University District neighborhoods, as well as improve multimodal connections.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN>Seattle Department of Transportation and King County Metro plan to shorten the RapidRide J Line route to end near the future U District Link light rail station instead of as previously planned near the Roosevelt Link light rail station.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN>Shortening the route helps to leverage transit alternatives in the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDEyMDQuMzE1OTY4NDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3B1YmxpY2lucHV0LmNvbS9CMTg4MiJ9.WxWS1IX8BhPWuKo9ghH073HdsAE3B8LEWgrt-zKWGsc/s/9192615/br/91114872843-l">North Link restructure</a> and helps King County Metro address budget shortfalls brought on by economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN>Explore the shortened alignment at <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDEyMDQuMzE1OTY4NDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNlYXR0bGUuZ292L1RyYW5zcG9ydGF0aW9uL1JhcGlkUmlkZVJvb3NldmVsdCJ9.Hh1zJa-6REVNqw1wWegAonSwXczt2ohCBCaA3sTwK4g/s/9192615/br/91114872843-l">www.seattle.gov/Transportation/RapidRideRoosevelt</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDEyMDQuMzE1OTY4NDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3VzMDJ3ZWIuem9vbS51cy93ZWJpbmFyL3JlZ2lzdGVyL1dOXzVGazBRdU1zUkpXWms0bEQxLWVyNGcifQ.QFEiHIzFNOqJeOS6NtvVR8vMap6BIcR02wAiwGKn5iI/s/9192615/br/91114872843-l">Join the project team virtually on December 9 from 4 – 6 PM to learn more</a>.</span></b><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="mail_footer"><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=150 height=32 style='width:1.5666in;height:.3333in' id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://admin.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WAKING/2013/11/233375/kingcountylogo_original.gif" alt="King County logo"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDEyMDQuMzE1OTY4NDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvbnRlbnQuZ292ZGVsaXZlcnkuY29tL2FjY291bnRzL1dBS0lORy9idWxsZXRpbnMvMmFmYjJkMT9yZXFmcm9tPXNoYXJlIn0.bbckLYTflzXN8tMVzFeU8LqO8e7YWdaVleCYxcdMl1I/s/9192615/br/91114872843-l" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=83 height=16 style='width:.8666in;height:.1666in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/assets/share_this-795413ad3d604760a450815a10e46c8ea06b7315facb759ffdacbc7b7830f87b.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p><span lang=EN> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id=tagline><p><span lang=EN style='color:white'>.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/msv5/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?enid=ZWFzPTEmYnVsbGV0aW5yZWNpcGllbnRpZD05MTExNDg3Mjg0My1sJnN1YnNjcmliZXJpZD05MTkyNjE1Jm1zaWQ9JmF1aWQ9Jm1haWxpbmdpZD0yMDIwMTIwNC4zMTU5Njg0MSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAyMDEyMDQuMzE1OTY4NDEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnR5" /></span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>