Federal Way Link survey is out

The latest round of Federal Way Link public meetings came with a website. There isn't anything of interest in terms of station area design that Bruce didn't cover in detail over two years ago.

Nevertheless, there's new information about the artists that have been selected for each station. I'm of no use for art criticism, but the word "plaza" comes up far too much. Except where the environment is already quite dense, for plazas read "long walks where buildings should be".

ST did itself no favors four years ago by publishing a map that exaggerated the turns and deviation necessary to mostly run down I-5. But in the end, there's one station with a college nearby and in the heart of a very ambitious rezone; one unexciting freeway station with little around it; and one right in the core of Federal Way. If you're super-bullish about the SR99 corridor's potential, ST has forgone the possibility of more infill there. But otherwise, the stations are pretty well placed.

Anyway, ST wants your opinion on station names, so fill out the survey.