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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(114,487 posts) Sat Jun 15, 2024, 12:21 PM Jun 2024

Despite relatively low ridership, Sound Transit says Eastside light rail is meeting expectations

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Despite relatively low ridership, Sound Transit says Eastside light rail is meeting expectations (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2024 OP

Love, love, love public transit. We need more of it. Joinfortmill Jun 2024 #1

It can take awhile for ridership to fill up IbogaProject Jun 2024 #2

It's also not completely built out yet. Metaphorical Jun 2024 #3

Joinfortmill

(16,259 posts)

1. Love, love, love public transit. We need more of it.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jun 15, 2024, 12:50 PM

Jun 2024

IbogaProject

(3,518 posts)

2. It can take awhile for ridership to fill up

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Sat Jun 15, 2024, 12:54 PM

Jun 2024

It can take awhile for people to settle around transit stops that serve wherever they work.

Metaphorical

(2,205 posts)

3. It's also not completely built out yet.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jun 15, 2024, 01:57 PM

Jun 2024

Currently, you have the Northeast spur that goes from lower Bellevue to Redmond - with Mercer Island (where I live) a few months out.

Once Mercer Island connects to Seattle in 2025 (presumably near the International District) ridership should climb dramatically. I'm looking forward to the day that I can get on the train at Mercer Island and take it all the way down to Seatac, saving me the hassle and cost of the very expensive parking there. My kids are also looking forward to walking a couple of blocks, hopping on the train, and taking it straight to Uwajimaya's and Kinokuniya, as both are big Anime/Manga fans.

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