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50th Seattle International Film Festival
VOL. 105, NO. 18
First segment of new King County light rail opens after a decade of construction By Spencer Pauley The Center Square
On the eve of the 50th Seattle International Film Festival, SIFF wants to let the public know that “Film is back!” The festival opens Thursday, May 9, with a screening of the sweet action comedy “Thelma” and a Q&A with the director, producers, and leading actor June Squibb, at the Paramount Theater. Afterward, there will be parties on the Paramount stage and along the Ninth Avenue block outside the theater. Guests are invited to wear their most dazzling gold attire. More information and tickets available at siff.net/openingnight
Sound Transit, after nearly a decade of construction of a new light rail line in Eastside King County, has finished an initial segment, with passengers now having access to transport between Bellevue and Redmond. Light rail services for residents in the county’s Eastside opened recently. However the new Link 2 Line is not fully complete. Construction continues with the new light rail line going deeper into downtown Redmond with two additional stations. The full Link 2 Line is anticipated to open next year. The $3.7 billion East Link Extension project was approved by voters in 2008, with construction on the project beginning in 2017. Approximately $2.2 billion in local funding is provided in Sound Transit 2 Bonds leveraging the voter-approved measure. The initial segment of Sound Transit’s Link 2 Line is 6.6 miles long and includes eight stations. Services go every 10 minutes, 16 hours a day, seven days a week. “Not only will this investment provide easier access to downtown Bellevue for our 12,000 Amazon employees in the city, but as we continue to invest in affordable housing with TRANSIT Page 3Æ
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