We Can Have Nicer Things: How Seattle Can Still Get Transit Right

by David ColeNorthgate Link under construction. More of this, please. DAVID COLE
In my previous column I explained how American expectations for public transit have been on a decades-long downward spiral from the Great Society rapid transit systems of BART, MARTA, and the Washington, DC Metro system to the milquetoast light rail, streetcar, and “rapid” bus systems we struggle to build today. In short, we’re now paying far more money for far less transit than we did only a few d