"SLUT" redirects here. For other uses, see Slut (disambiguation).
South Lake Union Streetcar
A streetcar departing the McGraw Square terminal
Overview
Status
Operational
Owner
City of Seattle
Line number
98 (used internally)
Termini
South Lake Union
Westlake Center, Downtown Seattle
Stations
11
Website
South Lake Union Streetcar
Service
Type
Streetcar
System
Seattle Streetcar
Operator(s)
King County Metro
Rolling stock
3 Inekon Type 12 Trio vehicles 1 Inekon Type 121 Trio
Daily ridership
1,900 (2016)[1]
Ridership
534,763 (2017)[2]
History
Opened
December 12, 2007
Technical
Line length
1.3 mi (2.1 km)
Track length
2.6 mi (4.2 km)[3]
Number of tracks
2
Character
At grade, in mixed traffic
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification
Overhead line, 750 V DC[4]
Route diagram
Legend
Fairview & Campus Drive
Lake Union Park
RapidRide C Line
to Fairview & Valley
Westlake & Mercer
Terry & Mercer
to maintenance facility
Westlake & Thomas
Terry & Thomas
Westlake & Denny
Westlake & 9th
RapidRide C Line
to West Seattle
Westlake & 7th
Westlake Hub/
McGraw Square
to Center City Connector
northbound only stop
southbound only stop
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The South Lake Union Streetcar, officially the South Lake Union Line, is a streetcar route in Seattle, Washington, United States, forming part of the Seattle Streetcar system. It travels 1.3 miles (2.1 km) and connects Downtown Seattle to the South Lake Union neighborhood on Westlake Avenue, Terry Avenue, and Valley Street. The South Lake Union Streetcar was the first modern line to operate in Seattle, beginning service on December 12, 2007, two years after a separate heritage streetcar ceased operations.
The streetcar line was conceived as part of the redevelopment of South Lake Union into a technology hub, with lobbying and financial support from Paul Allen and his venture capital firm Vulcan Inc. The $56 million project was funded using a combination of contributions from local property owners, the city government, and grants from the state and federal government. Construction began in July 2006 and was completed over a year later by the Seattle Department of Transportation. The line is owned by the City of Seattle, with operation and maintenance contracted out to King County Metro.
The line is popularly known by its nickname, the South Lake Union Trolley (abbreviated as "SLUT"), which is used on unofficial merchandise sold by local businesses. The streetcar was controversial in its first few years due to its slow speed, low ridership, public funding, and connections to real estate development. Improvements to the streetcar's corridor since 2011 have increased service and improved schedule reliability, but ridership has declined since peaking in 2013. A planned streetcar project to connect the South Lake Union Line with the First Hill Line via Downtown Seattle was placed on hold by the city government in 2018.
^"Public Transportation Ridership Report, Fourth Quarter 2016" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 3, 2017. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
^"Semi-Annual Streetcar Report" (PDF). Seattle Department of Transportation. November 2018. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
^Center for Innovative Finance Support. "Project Profile: South Lake Union Streetcar". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^"Seattle Center City Connector Environmental Assessment" (PDF). Seattle Department of Transportation. March 2016. p. 3-15. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
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