REMINDER: Community forum on light rail still hopes to clarify its issues Jan. 25
The January 25 community forum on the West Seattle Light Rail extension being promoted by RethinkTheLink.org, coming as it does so late in the process, still hopes to clarify the issues with the project from "scope and impacts" to the most likely route map to their reasoning why bus rapid transit remains the more flexible and financially reasonable option.
Sound Transit board chair Dow Constatine recently expressed optimism about the project and since the board has now approved the "project to be built" it's up to the Federal Transit Authority to pass final approval.
The likelihood of the new Secretary of Transportation (former congressman Sean Duffy) approving a light rail project in Seattle depends on several factors, including the project's alignment with federal transportation priorities, its potential impact on the community, and the level of local support.