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Note: This project was cancelled by popular vote in the election of 8 November 2005. This page is retained to show what could have been.

What is the Purple Line?

The Purple Line is one of six monorail lines planned for a monorail rapid-transit system in Seattle.

Where will the Purple Line Go?

The Purple Line is currently defined as a “corridor”, a wide strip of land within which it is expected the purple Line would be built.

The Purple Corridor would roughly go east from Ballard through Fremont, Wallingford, the University District, and University Village to Laurelhurst and maybe Sand Point.

What Is the Project Schedule?

The Purple Corridor is one of several corridors being evaluated in the process of selecting a corridor for the second phase line to be built in the city-wide system. During 2004 the Seattle Monorail Project will be evaluating different corridors, with public input helping decide which corridor will be most popular. It is anticipated that a decision on a specific corridor will be made late in 2004 or early 2005.

On July 2, 2004, preliminary reports were released for three other corridors. The report for the Purple Corridor has not come out yet.