I am also a big believer in the benefits of a multi-modal transportation system. We meet our state's transportation needs best by ensuring an integrated, diversified transportation system. And, as such, Everett Station will be an important hub in our state's transportation system. We often think of transit as an important transportation alternative, which it is. But, in the Central Puget Sound it is much, much more than that.
Transit is one of our best tools for curbing traffic congestion on our highways and city streets.
And, that traffic jam would be added to our already congested commutes-every morning and every night as people drove to and from work or tried to. Everett Station represents a model partnership, and when completed, a model facility. Thank you very much.