Seattle mass transit usage is up. I ride the bus where these vans are operating, to/from the Rainier Beach light rail stop. There are a slew of neighborhoods in

Seattle mass transit usage is up. I ride the bus where these vans are operating, to/from the Rainier Beach light rail stop. There are a slew of neighborhoods in this area underserved by buses where these vans fill the gap. What is needed, to my mind, is a lowered expectation of what a private car is going to be able to do for you in a densely populated city. I got picked up from work Friday to go on a trip and after an hour we'd only gone eight blocks.