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University Street Station Re-naming Rider Experience & Operations Committee 1/16/20 Why we are here Today we are here to provide information so the committee can make a recommendation to the full board for a new name. 2 University


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University Street Station Re-naming

Rider Experience & Operations Committee

1/16/20

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Why we are here

Today we are here to provide information so the committee can make a recommendation to the full board for a new name.

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University Street Station

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Process

  • Internal committee, internal process April – August 2019
  • Public participation opportunity - September 2019
  • Board decision – January 23, 2020
  • Implementation – aligned with Northgate Link Extension, 2021
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Station naming criteria (Resolution No. R2012-02)

  • Reflect the nature of the environment
  • Be brief, easy to read and remember
  • Avoid commercial references
  • Avoid similar names/words used in existing facilities
  • Comply with ADA guidelines and be limited to 30 characters (including

spaces)

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Station Name options

  • Arts District
  • Benaroya Hall
  • Downtown Arts District
  • Midtown
  • Seneca Street
  • Symphony
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Public Feedback

  • Online survey 9/9 – 9/30
  • 4 in-person voting sessions
  • Over 250 comments on

social media

  • Over 14,000 survey

responses

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Support for proposed name

19.86% 12.99% 8.04% 24.89% 24.50% 9.72%

0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3

Seneca Street Midtown Arts District Symphony Benaroya Hall Downtown Arts District

Percentage of total votes

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Stakeholder Feedback

  • The Seattle Symphony and Benaroya Hall are in

support of Symphony Station or Benaroya Hall Station

  • University of Washington, Wright Runstad, Unico

Properties, and Fairmont Olympic Hotel support Midtown Station

  • Seattle Art Museum supported an inclusive art

name

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Associated Costs

  • Changing to any of the proffered options entails

additional unexpected costs.

  • Back of house technical changes amount to approx. +$4M
  • Maintaining commonality with USS acronym greatly

reduces technical back of house changes and associated budget request.

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Name options conforming to USS acronym

  • Union Street/Symphony Station
  • Union/Seneca Street Station
  • Union/Seneca/Symphony Station
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Recommendation

Symphony Station got the most support from community engagement, and meets all of the board station naming criteria. Union Street is adjacent to

  • ur station. To conform with USS acronym, staff

recommends Union Street/Symphony Station.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.