Red Line Now

Seattle's light rail tunnel project went really smooth, came in under budget, and finished early.

https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/seattle-virginia-beach-light-rail-london-crossrail

Seattle Celebrates Early Rollout of Light-Rail Expansion Plus a British commission urges a fast track for London's Crossrail 2, and more in our weekly New Starts.

Seattle's new light rail tunnel that is $150 million under budget

Light Rail Between Capitol Hill and UW to Open March 19 There will now be service from downtown to a Capitol Hill Station at Broadway and E John St., as well as the University of Washington station near Husky Stadium.

"Mickey Martin, a middle-aged African American man waiting for a bus as cars streamed by near the Lexington Market...said he spends around 14 hours a week on the city’s buses, making at least two transfers to make it out to Edmundson [sic] Ave, one of the areas the new light rail line would have reached."

Maryland accused of race discrimination over scrapping of Baltimore rail project Governor Larry Hogan’s decision to eliminate a long-planned light rail line serving African American neighborhoods and switch funds to roads in the suburbs has prompted a civil rights suit

Coverage from the Frederick News Post of last week's letter sent to Secretary Rahn by Maryland transit advocates.

Stop building new roads until the old ones are made safe. This road system is not working and Marylanders are paying with their lives.

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/columns/groups-push-for-traffic-safety-over-capacity/article_cfb9e71c-c9ed-5ab7-8d29-8020063e359e.html

Groups push for traffic safety over capacity Six regional transportation groups have called on state transportation Secretary Pete Rahn to emphasize road safety over capacity.