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Sound Transit

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Sound Transit (ST), officially the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, is a public transit agency serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]

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Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is a passenger railroad service that provides medium- and long-distance intercity service in the contiguous United States and to three Canadian cities.

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Angle Lake station

Angle Lake is a Link light rail station in SeaTac, Washington.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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Auburn, Washington

Auburn is a city in King County, with a small portion in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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Ballard, Seattle

Ballard is a neighborhood located in the northwestern part of Seattle, Washington.

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Ballot measure

A ballot measure is a piece of proposed legislation to be approved or rejected by eligible voters.

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Bellevue, Washington

Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle.

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Black Press

Black Press Group Ltd. is a Canadian publisher of prominent daily newspapers in Hawaii and Ohio, and numerous non-daily newspapers in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, and the U.S. state of Washington.

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BNSF Railway

The BNSF Railway Company is the largest freight railroad network in North America, followed by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in second place, its primary competitor for Western U.S. freight.

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Bothell, Washington

Bothell is a city located in King and Snohomish Counties in the State of Washington.

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Bruce Dammeier

Bruce Dammeier was a Republican member of the Washington State Senate, elected in 2012.

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Bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit (BRT, BRTS, busway, transitway) is a bus-based public transport system designed to improve capacity and reliability relative to a conventional bus system.

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Capitol Hill (Seattle)

Capitol Hill is a densely populated residential district in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Central Link

Central Link is a light rail line in Seattle, Washington, United States, and part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system.

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Chinatown-International District, Seattle

The Chinatown-International District of Seattle, Washington (also known as the CID) is the center of Seattle's Asian American community.

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Community Transit

Community Transit (CT) is the public transit authority of Snohomish County, Washington, United States, excluding the city of Everett, in the Seattle metropolitan area.

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Commuter rail

Commuter rail, also called suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates between a city centre and middle to outer suburbs beyond 15 km (10 miles) and commuter towns or other locations that draw large numbers of commuters—people who travel on a daily basis.

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Dave Somers

Dave Somers (born 1953) is an American politician and current Snohomish County Executive, an office he has held since 2016.

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Dave Upthegrove

Dave Upthegrove is an American politician from the state of Washington.

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Dow Constantine

James Dow Constantine (born November 15, 1961), better known as Dow Constantine, is an American politician in the state of Washington where he currently serves as King County Executive, an office he has held since November 2009.

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DuPont, Washington

DuPont is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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East Link Extension

The East Link Extension is a future light rail line serving the Eastside region of the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Edmonds, Washington

Edmonds is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.

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Everett, Washington

Everett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.

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Excise

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Express bus service

An express bus service (also known as commuter bus service) is a bus service that is intended to run faster than normal bus services between the same two commuter or destination points.

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Federal Transit Administration

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is an agency within the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) that provides financial and technical assistance to local public transportation systems.

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Federal Way Link Extension

The Federal Way Link Extension is a planned Link Light Rail extension that will travel south from Sea-Tac Airport to Federal Way, along the west side of Interstate 5.

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Federal Way, Washington

Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States.

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First Hill, Seattle

First Hill is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, named for the hill on which it is located.

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Forward Thrust

The Forward Thrust ballot initiatives were a series of bond propositions put to the voters of King County, Washington in 1968 and 1970, designed by a group called the Forward Thrust Committee.

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Gig Harbor, Washington

Gig Harbor is the name of both a bay on Puget Sound and a city on its shore in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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Highline College

Highline College is a public community college in Des Moines, Washington.

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Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge

The Third Lake Washington Bridge, officially the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge, is one of the Interstate 90 floating bridges.

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Interstate 405 (Washington)

Interstate 405 (I-405) is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Issaquah, Washington

Issaquah is a city in King County, Washington, United States.

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Jenny Durkan

Jenny Anne Durkan (born May 19, 1958) is an American prosecutor and politician from Seattle, Washington.

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Joe McDermott (politician)

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Joint Base Lewis–McChord

Joint Base Lewis–McChord (JBLM) is a U.S. military installation home to I Corps and 62d Airlift Wing located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Headquarters, Joint Base Lewis–McChord.

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King County Council

The Metropolitan King County Council, the legislative body of King County, Washington, consists of nine members elected by district.

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King County Executive

The King County Executive is the highest elected official representing the government of King County, Washington.

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King County Metro

King County Metro, officially the King County Department of Transportation Metro Transit Division or Metro for short, is the public transit authority of King County, Washington.

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King County Sheriff's Office

The King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is a local police agency in King County, Washington.

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King County, Washington

King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Lakewood, Washington

Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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Light rail

Light rail, light rail transit (LRT), or fast tram is a form of urban rail transport using rolling stock similar to a tramway, but operating at a higher capacity, and often on an exclusive right-of-way.

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Link light rail

The Link light rail is a rapid transit rail system in the Seattle metropolitan area of Washington State, being designed, built and operated by the region's mass transportation agency, Sound Transit.

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List of highways numbered 520

The following highways are numbered 520.

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List of rail transit systems in the United States

This is a list of the 108 operating passenger rail transit systems in the United States.

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List of United States light rail systems by ridership

The following is a list of all light rail systems in the United States, ranked by ridership. Also included are those urban streetcar/trolley systems that are providing regular public transit service (i.e. operating year-round and at least five days/week).

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Lynnwood Link extension

The Lynnwood Link extension is a planned Link light rail extension traveling north from Northgate to Lynnwood.

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Lynnwood, Washington

Lynnwood is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.

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Marilyn Strickland

Marilyn Strickland (born 1962) is an American politician and former Mayor of the City of Tacoma, Washington.

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Mayor of Seattle

The Mayor of Seattle is the head of the executive branch of the city government of Seattle, Washington.

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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is the principal public transport operator in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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Microsoft Redmond campus

The Microsoft campus is the informal name of Microsoft's corporate headquarters, located at One Microsoft Way in Redmond, Washington.

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Mountlake Terrace, Washington

Mountlake Terrace is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.

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MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital

MultiCare Health System's Tacoma General Hospital is the largest hospital in Tacoma, Washington.

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Northgate Link extension

Northgate Link extension (formerly known as "North Link") is a Link Light Rail extension in Seattle, Washington that will connect the University District to Northgate.

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Northgate Transit Center

Northgate Transit Center is a bus station and future light rail station in the Northgate neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.

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Northgate, Seattle

Northgate is a neighborhood in north Seattle, Washington, named for and surrounding Northgate Mall, the first covered mall in the United States.

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ORCA card

The ORCA card (One Regional Card for All) is a contactless, stored-value smart card system for public transit in the Puget Sound region of Washington, United States.

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Pete von Reichbauer

Peter G. "Pete" von Reichbauer is a member of the nonpartisan King County Council, representing District 7, a region of South King County which includes all of the cities of Algona and Federal Way, the entire King County portions of Auburn, Milton, and Pacific and large unincorporated areas.

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Pierce County, Washington

Tacoma—seat of Pierce County Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Pierce Transit

Pierce Transit, officially the Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation, is an operator of public transit in Pierce County, Washington.

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Police car

A police car (also called a police cruiser, cop car, prowler, squad car, radio car or radio mobile patrol (RMP)) is a ground vehicle used by police for transportation during patrols and to enable them to respond to incidents and chases.

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Property tax

A property tax or millage rate is an ad valorem tax on the value of a property, usually levied on real estate.

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Public transport

Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, or mass transit) is transport of passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that charge a posted fee for each trip.

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Puget Sound Regional Council

The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is a metropolitan planning organization that develops policies and makes decisions about transportation planning, economic development, and growth management throughout the four-county Seattle metropolitan area surrounding Puget Sound.

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Rapid transit

Rapid transit or mass rapid transit, also known as heavy rail, metro, MRT, subway, tube, U-Bahn or underground, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas.

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Redmond, Washington

Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located east of Seattle.

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Renton, Washington

Renton is a city in King County, Washington, and an inner-ring suburb of Seattle.

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Reverse commute

A reverse commute is a round trip, regularly taken, from an urban area to a suburban one in the morning, and returning in the evening.

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Revised Code of Washington

The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is the compilation of all permanent laws currently in force in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Road tax

Road tax, known by various names around the world, is a tax which has to be paid on, or included with, a wheeled vehicle to use it on a public road.

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Roads and Transit

Roads and Transit was a ballot measure in the U.S. State of Washington concerning transportation, that was sent to voters in Snohomish, King, and Pierce counties for approval on November 6, 2007.

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Roosevelt, Seattle

Roosevelt is a neighborhood in north Seattle, Washington.

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Sales tax

A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services.

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SeaTac, Washington

SeaTac is a city in southern King County, Washington, United States, and an inner-ring suburb of Seattle, Washington.

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SeaTac/Airport station

SeaTac/Airport is a light rail station located in SeaTac, Washington.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.

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Seattle City Council

The Seattle City Council is the legislative body of the city of Seattle, Washington.

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Seattle metropolitan area

The Seattle metropolitan area is located in the U.S. state of Washington and includes the three most populous counties—King, Snohomish, and Pierce—within the greater Puget Sound region.

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Snohomish County, Washington

Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Snohomish, Washington

Snohomish is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.

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Sound Transit

Sound Transit (ST), officially the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, is a public transit agency serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Sound Transit 3

Sound Transit 3, abbreviated as ST3, was a ballot measure during the November 2016 elections in Seattle, Washington, proposing an expansion of the regional public transit system.

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Sound Transit Express

Sound Transit Express (ST Express) is a network of regional express buses, operated by the multi-county transit agency, Sound Transit.

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Sounder commuter rail

Sounder commuter rail is a regional rail service operated by BNSF on behalf of Sound Transit.

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St. Joseph Medical Center (Tacoma, Washington)

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Sumner, Washington

Sumner is a city in northern Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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Tacoma Dome Station

Tacoma Dome Station is a train station and transit hub in Tacoma, Washington, United States.

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Tacoma Link

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Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times is a daily newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Tram

A tram (also tramcar; and in North America streetcar, trolley or trolley car) is a rail vehicle which runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on a segregated right of way.

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Transit district

A transit district or transit authority is a special-purpose district organized as either a corporation chartered by statute, or a government agency, created for the purpose of providing public transportation within a specific region.

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Tukwila, Washington

Tukwila is a suburban city in King County, Washington, United States.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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Union Station (Seattle)

Union Station is a former train station in Seattle, Washington, United States, constructed between 1910 and 1911 to serve the Union Pacific Railroad and the Milwaukee Road.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

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University District, Seattle

The University District (commonly, the U District) is a district of neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington, so named because the main campus of the University of Washington (UW) is located there.

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University Link tunnel

The University Link tunnel is a light rail tunnel in Seattle, Washington.

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University of Washington

The University of Washington (commonly referred to as UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Washington State Department of Transportation

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT or WashDOT) was established in 1905.

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Washington State Legislature

The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington.

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Washington State Route 520

State Route 520 (SR 520) is a state highway and freeway in the Seattle metropolitan area, part of the U.S. state of Washington.

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Washington State Route 522

State Route 522 (SR 522) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, serving the Seattle metropolitan area.

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Waterfront Streetcar

The Waterfront Streetcar, officially the George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line, was a -long streetcar line run by King County Metro in Seattle, Washington, so named because much of its route was along Alaskan Way on the Elliott Bay waterfront.

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West Seattle

West Seattle comprises two of Seattle, Washington's thirteen districts, Delridge and Southwest, and encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River.

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Woodinville Subdivision

The Woodinville Subdivision is a railroad line that was formerly owned by BNSF Railway.

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Woodinville, Washington

Woodinville is a city in King County, Washington, United States.

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Wright Park Arboretum

Wright Park is a arboretum and public park located in Tacoma, Washington, that is managed by Metro Parks Tacoma.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Transit

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