(reverent orchestral music) - I'm Starla Sampaco in the Crosscut KCTS 9 newsroom.

Seattle's new light rail stations mean more public art.

Sound Transit welcomed riders to the shiny new U District, Roosevelt, and Northgate stations earlier this month.

And thanks to the 1% for Art program, all stations contain a variety of permanent art installations.

The first stop on the new extension is the U District station, designed by local LMN Architects.

It features big zigzagging overhead tubes in blue and orange.

LMN designed the lightning bolts to help riders distinguish northbound and southbound trains.

While waiting on the platform 85 feet beneath street level, you'll also notice what appear to be apartment windows, some with air conditioning units and people moving behind them.

This urban streetscape was created using metal mesh sculpture and video installations by Seattle-based Lead Pencil Studio.

I'm Starla Sampaco.

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