Op-Ed: The $10 Billion Question Sound Transit Has Never Asked
An op-ed suggests that elevating the next light rail line through Downtown Seattle could save $10 billion. The author argues Sound Transit should study this option to address budget issues and accelerate the project.
Elevating the next light rail line through Downtown Seattle could save $10 billion, more than enough to close Sound Transit’s systemwide budget hole and get rail to Ballard much sooner. There’s just one problem: The agency has never officially studied the idea. It’s high time.
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