Re: “Sound Transit’s light rail initiative doesn’t make the grade” (Oct. 29, Opinion):
I’ve been ready and ready for somebody to come back to the identical conclusion that I’ve, and Charles Prestrud’s op-ed is correct on.
We’re long gone the purpose of diminishing returns on mild rail. We’ve invested far an excessive amount of for what we’ve gotten and it’ll price us manner an excessive amount of to “end” the system. Sound Transit must be engaged on delivering on the promise of an built-in regional transit system — not mild rail. That could be a mode that’s proving to be very price ineffective.
It’s time to cap it off just about the place it’s, ending sections which can be inside just a few months of completion, and use bus fast transit, feeder vans and trip providers to finish the routes which can be nonetheless to be applied.
Do you might have any thought what number of rides of all kinds that you would be able to purchase for the $35 billion they now assume it would price to finish the system? They’ve misplaced all price/profit perspective.
Mark Ursino, Sammamish
