Building Our Transit Future - Sound Transit’s Expansion Plans & Design Standards
Chapter Meeting
Sound Transit is currently delivering the largest voter-supported transit initiative in North America. Not only will this expansion transform mobility in the Puget Sound region, but it will also bring multiple associated benefits such as transit-oriented development, public art, job creation, and access improvements in the areas around our stations. How does an agency undertake such a large assignment while planning for consistency of passenger experience, system identity, and maintenance practices? This presentation will provide an overview of Sound Transit’s mission and current projects, then take a deeper dive into the establishment of the agency’s design standards and specifications. We will then look at projects currently in design and discuss the ways in which the public and the AEC community can engage with the agency.
PRESENTERS
Catherine Calvert, AIA ENV SP LEED AP CCS
Catherine has been a Principal Architect at Sound Transit since 2022, following many years as Managing Director of VIA Architecture and as a sole practitioner at C-Square Consulting. Catherine has led a variety of large transportation-focused architectural design projects including Sound Transit’s Angle Lake Station and Operations and Maintenance Facility East, and the Tacoma Amtrak Cascades Station. She is currently acting as owner’s architectural representative for Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link and Federal Way Link Extensions, as well as the new Operations and Maintenance Facility South. Catherine holds a CCS certification as spec writer and has been an active member of the PSC CSI ProSpec committee for several years.
Gavin Schaefer, AIA MRICS PMP LEED AP BD+C
Gavin has been a Principal Architect at Sound Transit since 2023. He is an architect and project manager with a strong background in product/systems thinking on large-scale interdisciplinary teams at a variety of different organizations including Sidewalk Labs, Katerra, the City of Vancouver, Perkins&Will, and DIALOG. Gavin is currently updating Sound Transit’s standards from urban design to the smallest detail in support of the ST3 portfolio.
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