> Rail transit is always betting on the future rather than today. Agree! But it's too late for Bellevue. Its low-end houses are already $500K. It'll take $bill

> Rail transit is always betting on the future rather than today. Agree! But it's too late for Bellevue. Its low-end houses are already $500K. It'll take $billions (including plenty for lawsuits) and decades to get stations within walking distance of most people. Better to install next year a more flexible "subway" consisting of buses (Rapid Ride as it should've been). The plan is for Bel-Red Road to become an artsy light-rail corridor, with densely packed restaurants and condos. When that becomes reality my kids will have mostly only 2 choices: a tiny condo for $500K in today's dollars, or a junky 1950s house for $1 million+. And the city will be a lot more crowded than it is today. I don't think Bellevue will be livable at that point. That's not all the city planners' fault of course. My go-to example is Montreal's Metro system. I like how they use long buses so there's no loud squealing of metal wheels on rails.