The Seattle Department of Transportation and King County Metro recently reneged on the voter-approved promise of a Roosevelt RapidRide (J Line) by shortening the line to end in the University District. The reason they gave in October was the loss “of anticipated capital and operating funds due to the economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.” But just a few weeks later, the President signed a trillion dollar infrastructure bill that invests over $39 billion in transit, one of the biggest rail and bus investments in US history. Despite this, the city and county quietly closed the comment period on the matter, failing to reverse their already outdated decision.
The city and county should deliver what the voters approved. Enclosed is a letter from the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association (I sit on the board), laying out the reasons for doing so. Please also sign this online email to the relevant transit leaders and the City and County Council members they report to.
RNA Letter by Natalie Bicknell on Scribd
