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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#E3E3E3" lang=EN-US link="#379BAF" vlink="#379BAF" 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>Project update: West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white'>Sound Transit Board realignment action <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><a name="gd_top" id="gd_top"></a></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></tr></table><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id=yahoo><tr><td style='background:#E3E3E3;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#E3E3E3;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=view-bg><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt' id=main-view><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E'>Having trouble viewing this email? 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Most recently forecasted at $6.5 billion, this gap means that completing many of these projects on their original schedules won’t be affordable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:15.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E'>On Thursday, Aug. 5, the Board adopted a new flexible framework to support moving forward with projects as rapidly as possible. Learn more about the Board’s action in our <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTcuNDQ2ODU5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5zb3VuZHRyYW5zaXQub3JnL2Jsb2cvcGxhdGZvcm0vc291bmQtdHJhbnNpdC1ib2FyZC1hZG9wdHMtcGxhbi1kZWxpdmVyaW5nLWNyaXRpY2FsLXRyYW5zaXQtZXhwYW5zaW9ucy1xdWlja2x5P3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1wdS13ZXN0c2VhdHRsZWJhbGxhcmQtMjAyMTA4MTcmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9cmVhbGlnbm1lbnQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.2gbN1u672tSJzgIHfKE8v8BgdR2UgTQOhS7UzXWfy6A/s/1375766200/br/111051374683-l" target="_blank">Platform blog post</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:20.25pt'><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003E7E'>Updated WSBLE project timeline</span></em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003E7E'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:15.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E'>Based on current revenue projections and cost estimates, the Board’s adopted plan identifies:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:43.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#2E2E2E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E'>2032 as the timeframe we can afford to open service from SODO to Alaska Junction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:43.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#2E2E2E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E'>2037 as the timeframe we can afford to open service to Smith Cove (including the second downtown tunnel).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:43.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#2E2E2E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E'>2039 as the timeframe we can afford to open service to Ballard.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:15.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E'>However, the Board also identified a more ambitious target of achieving a 2037 service opening to Ballard through intensive efforts to secure expanded funding and control project costs. This target schedule would require an estimated $1.8B in additional funding and/or savings, and intensified commitments of support from partners at the local, state and national levels.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:15.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E'>We’ll track fiscal challenges very closely as we work with the community and partner jurisdictions to advance this project. The project’s ultimate timeline will come into greater focus as we advance the environmental review process and project design, including examining cost-saving options.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:20.25pt'><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003E7E'>Real estate, construction costs continue to surge</span></em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003E7E'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:15.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E'>Due to steeply rising real estate prices and other construction expenses, projects currently in early planning and design, including WSBLE, are seeing significant cost estimate increases. In early 2021, Sound Transit commissioned independent experts to assess the agency’s cost estimates. Their findings validated the appropriateness of the agency’s updated cost estimates for current levels of project design.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:15.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E'>As design work advances, we’ll continually refine cost estimates for this and other projects in planning, drawing on recommendations from the independent reviewer. Sound Transit’s finance department, with the guidance of outside economists, will regularly update revenue and inflation projections, with hopes that recent improvements to economic and revenue forecasts continue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:15.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E'>Learn more about the realignment process and increased cost estimates at <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTcuNDQ2ODU5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5zb3VuZHRyYW5zaXQub3JnL3N5c3RlbS1leHBhbnNpb24vcmVhbGlnbm1lbnQ_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXB1LXdlc3RzZWF0dGxlYmFsbGFyZC0yMDIxMDgxNyZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1yZWFsaWdubWVudCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.j9-htCNtFzue_P9y9oTTU-tPscPFNVdeB34cQvNPE0I/s/1375766200/br/111051374683-l" target="_blank">soundtransit.org/realignment</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:20.25pt'><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003E7E'>Next steps</span></em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003E7E'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:15.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E'>Throughout the Sound Transit Board’s realignment process, staff continued to advance WSBLE planning efforts. 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