Issaquah Claims Victory at Sound Transit, Despite Rail Delay to 2050

Sound Transit’s Accountability Crisis Just Reached a Breaking Point

For many Washington voters, support for public transit has never been the issue. Over the last three decades, voters repeatedly approved major Sound Transit ballot measures because they believed investing in transit would reduce congestion, connect communities, and help the region grow responsibly. In 1996, 2008, and again in 2016, voters signed off on tens of billions of dollars in taxes and long-term commitments to expand rail service througho…

Issaquah Claims Victory at Sound Transit, Despite Rail Delay to 2050

The mood was celebratory at Issaquah's historic train depot this past Monday night for a community meeting, a fact that seemed to disguise the fact that just a few days earlier the Sound Transit board had voted to delay the city's planned light rail line by more than half a decade. Issaquah Mayor Mark Mullet, who has thrown himself headlong into advocacy for the proposed 4 Line between South Kirkland and Issaquah since being elected last year, f…