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It's not Sound Transit's fault. The cities won't let them. Kirkland wants them to build out Buses and threatens to veto any light rail project. Residents by the
by Twirrim 11y ago
It's not Sound Transit's fault. The cities won't let them. Kirkland wants them to build out Buses and threatens to veto any light rail project. Residents by the CKC want to "save the trail" (aka we're selfish jerks that bought a property by a railway line, but don't want noise of trains)
http://seattletransitblog.com/2016/03/12/kirkland-st-struggling-to-agree-on-st3/ http://seattletransitblog.com/2016/03/12/kirkland-st-struggl...
- WalterBright 11y agoThe tracks still run through Renton and Bellevue and can connect to the rest of the light rail system in the Tukwila area. I'd build the system to the border of Kirkland, and wait for the Kirkland residents to get fed up with rotting on 405.
- limeyx 11y agoEasy to say if the tracks don't go (almost literally) through your back yard as they do mine.