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| Today marks the start of regular light rail service in Seattle. It's a big step towards making Seattle a world-class city. How many more steps remain remains to be seen. Less cars, more transit, designated bus lanes and bike-only roadways will help. It was uncanny riding a smooth almost silent high-speed conveyance to neighborhoods which heretofore had seemed so distant. It was gratifying to see something done right. The celebration was muted in my mind, though. 100 years ago, Seattle was criss-crossed by a web of electric trolleys. These lines were colluded out of business by automakers and their allies in oil and rubber. Today's stride forward is really more a step back to a saner way of structuring movement of people through cities. I'm grateful for that, at least. |
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On June 9
I predicted I'd ride on Day One whether |