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<br /> <br />Seattle). <br /> <br />3. Other Components of the Sound Transit System. <br />· Sound Transit Express bus service and facilities <br />- 200 commuter buses on 18 regional routes, contracted to operating <br />transit agencies. <br />- Park and ride lots, transit centers and HOV ramps to the freeway <br />HOV lanes <br />. Link Light Rail <br />- Tacoma Link, 1.6 surface miles in downtown Tacoma with 4 stations. <br />- Central Link, 24 miles (subway, elevated and surface), 20 stations, <br />120,000 riders/day in 2010. <br /> <br />4. Timeline and Funding (includes commuter rail, light rail and bus service): <br />Cost: $3.9 billion in 1995 dollars <br />Completion: 1996-2006 <br />Funding: Local sales tax (4/10%) and motor vehicle excise tax <br />(3/10%) generates $200 million/year. Additional funding <br />includes: federal grants, bonds backed by local revenues, <br />fares. <br /> <br /> <br />NCDA Itinerary in Seattle <br /> <br />1. NCDA representatives met with the following individuals at Sound Transit Union <br />Station: <br />Paul Price, Sound Transit Director <br />Betty Laurs, Director, Communications, Marketing and Human Resources <br />Barbara Dougherty, Program Manager, Communications <br />Val Batey, Project Manager, Auburn Station <br />Noel Peck, Program Manager, Operations <br />Dave Enslow, City of Sumner Councilmember <br /> <br />2. Toured Sound Transit Union Station <br /> <br />3. Rode the Sounder to Auburn <br /> <br />4. Disembarked in Auburn and met with Mayor Booth, City of Auburn <br /> <br />5. Toured Auburn Station <br /> <br />Lessons Learned <br /> <br />Sound Transit assembled an outstanding presentation for NCDA <br />representatives. The following are a few of the many insights Sound Transit <br />shared with NCDA: <br /> <br />2 <br />~ <br />