Post by Logan on Mar 12, 2016 21:40:36 GMT -6
Check out UW’s new light-rail station — and how it could transform Seattle
The arrival of Link light rail at the University of Washington is guaranteed to take at least one car off the road.
Sue Morgan drives from south Beacon Hill very early to hunt for free curbside parking on the back streets north of campus, then walks to lower Roosevelt Way or Red Square, where she maintains websites for the UW Information School.
She tried a local bus through the Central District, then a crowded train-to-bus transfer under downtown, but those trips could take 1½ hours.
Starting next Saturday when a light-rail station opens at the university, Morgan can walk onto a train and take a 30-minute, one-seat trip. “I would totally ride from Othello Station,” she says.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/check-out-uws-new-light-rail-station-and-how-it-could-transform-seattle/
The arrival of Link light rail at the University of Washington is guaranteed to take at least one car off the road.
Sue Morgan drives from south Beacon Hill very early to hunt for free curbside parking on the back streets north of campus, then walks to lower Roosevelt Way or Red Square, where she maintains websites for the UW Information School.
She tried a local bus through the Central District, then a crowded train-to-bus transfer under downtown, but those trips could take 1½ hours.
Starting next Saturday when a light-rail station opens at the university, Morgan can walk onto a train and take a 30-minute, one-seat trip. “I would totally ride from Othello Station,” she says.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/check-out-uws-new-light-rail-station-and-how-it-could-transform-seattle/