The Regional Transit Authority's Link light rail line down Rainier Valley will be the largest project ever to hit our community. Its construction will dwarf that of I-90.
Planning is under way, and big decisions are being made.
People need to pay attention and get involved, or they may regret the outcome. Thursday, May 14, the RTA, also known as Sound Transit, makes a major decision on the future of the light-rail line. The agency's board of directors is voting to approve only a handful of routing alternatives for further study in the environmental process, deleting several others from further consideration. Options dropped In the Rainier Valley, this decision is perhaps most important for what it eliminates. Traffic disruption, view blockages and street widenings made these options too unpopular.