Action Requested: No 5th Ave Station, Save CID!!

December 10, 2024

Via Electronic Mail (emailtheboard@soundtransit.org)

Dear Sound Transit Board Members and Staff: 

We the undersigned, collectively and emphatically oppose any and all options to build a station
on 5th Avenue. 

Any station on 5th Avenue is a gross appropriation of land from people of color and encroaches on one-third of an already historically marginalized district's footprint. A footprint that has been chipped away by devastating transportation projects. The construction of I-5 took away land from hardworking Asian American citizens and disjointed the district. The construction of the
bus tunnel further eroded our neighborhood. 

The Chinatown-International District has borne the brunt of damaging transportation projects
and urban development for far too long. ENOUGH. 

We have been told repeatedly that 5th Avenue options must remain in the DEIS for process reasons. This CANNOT be used as cover to continue to develop options that would threaten the heart of what Mayor Harrell has called a "gem" of Seattle. The community deserves and
demands absolute transparency. 

We demand Sound Transit comply with direction from its own Board, and halt ALL work and
studies associated with 5th Avenue.

In Unison,
Transit Equity for All

Attention CID Community Members/Organizations,

Sound Transit is resurrecting the 5th Ave. station. Any station on 5th Ave. would erode what little land is left of our shrinking district. Please email info@ocaseattle.org to confirm your organization’s agreement and signature for the letter above OR add your name and organization to this running list by Wednesday, December 18, 2024.

We must act together.

In solidarity,
Transit Equity for All