But the effort has gone awry. Rather than evaluating solutions that could begin to help today, the core of Sound Transit's work has been the creation of a light rail system. Seattle needs real solutions, right now. Elaborate plans for the next decade don't help. Full disclosure of all information .
Regional transit is a public investment.
As such all information should be freely available. If models are used to estimate ridership, share them. If bids are made with hard dollar costs included, publish them. If an organization believes in itself and its proposals it will not hide data. Spend money wisely .