Last Saturday Seattle launched it new light rail train system. When the voters first approved the money for the project they were assured 100K ridership per day, over 30 miles of track with 25 or so stations. What we got is an estimated 21K daily riders, 14 miles of track with 10 of 12 new stations.
Service to the airport is expected to start in December with a shuttle currently running from the southern-most station, Tukwilla, to the airport. Construction wil begin soon on the "U-Link" which will run from downtown through Capitol Hill to the UW campus.
I'm not ungrateful for the light rail, it's just too bad that the voters did not get what they were promised when they approved the funding for this project years ago.
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