Federal Way Weighs In on Light Rail

After Proposition 1 failed with voters last Fall, Sound Transit was forced to go back and redraw their vision for light rail. The proposals they have written up so far have any trains coming south out of Sea-Tac to dip down into the Kent Valley before heading to Tacoma.

This bypasses Federal Way entirely, and they're not too happy about that.

I can see why. As I've mentioned before, Federal Way is highly populated and grossly overloaded with vehicle congestion. If there ever were a suburb that could be considered poster child for mass transit, FW would be a start. The city needs it more than many surrounding it.

Editorial: Light Rail in South Sound

It's refreshing to see that adding light rail in the South Puget Sound - connecting with SeaTac and Seattle - has once again gathered interest with Sound Transit and other agencies. After initially cooling to the idea because of cost concerns, they are now looking for funding to put a line in from the airport to Tacoma - one that runs on the west side I-5 instead of down in the valley to the east.

Have you ever driven in Federal Way? Anytime of the the day? It's a zoo, plain and simple. There is so much traffic that it literally keeps me from doing any shopping there. All those people need relief from the congestion. And people like me, who want to visit there but hate the traffic, want it so we don't have to be part of the congestion. If there ever was a part of this region that needs light rail, it would be this corridor from SeaTac to Tacoma.