omg I used to live in Issaquah I was so pumped when I found out about the 4 Line

Not really, the service hours are being used to add lots of new 900 series routes elsewhere and a lot of people are benefitting from new transit connections. The idea is to take Link instead of a bus on I-5

@@realquadmoo not everyone is knowledgeable in how to use transit like that.

There were multiple attempts to build a heavy rail metro system that were voted down by the public. The light rail option was the only way to sell it to people to get a yes vote. If we were still holding out for heavy rail nothing would've been built by now.

Well it sure is a good thing we aren't running any trams on Link!

1) Sound Transit operates under a subarea equity system where (in general) the tax revenue from each subarea goes to fund projects in that subarea. In the case of Lynnwood Link, the North King and Snohomish County subareas funded the project, not East King. The East King subarea contributes toward projects like the I-405 BRT, East Link, and Downtown Redmond Link (among several others). 2) I agree, the north Eastside is overdue for light rail and it's an area that's often overlooked by ST. 3) You are more than welcome to express differing opinions and criticisms in my comments, but (unless I've misinterpreted) I think some of the hostility in this comment is a bit misplaced because I also live on the Eastside north of 520. I simply like trains and I don't think it's wrong to celebrate new rail infrastructure even if it doesn't directly benefit me.

Well, I never use 405 and 520 but my gas taxes go to pay for that. That's just the way public infrastructure works. What you should consider is that you do in fact benefit from options. You now have the option to drive against traffic to Lynnwood and get on Link to Seattle. Or once the i90 bridge opens, you have the option to drive to any of the east link stations and ride to Seattle, SeaTac and Lynnwood regardless of traffic. So while maybe not as close as you'd like, it sure is a lot closer than ever before. Sound transit can never build a light rail station in every enclave to please everyone. At best they can offer better options than before but all systems, even as developed as those in Japan and Europe are not perfect.

places like Kirkland have no one else to blame but their own city council, who are famously anti-transit. go take your misguided frustrations to them instead. enjoy watching redmond people skip traffic when their stations open next year.

That sucks dude

People in that area don't want light rail. Under pressure from the usual anti-tax, anti-transit, NIMBY types, Kirkland's City Council voted to oppose ST3 going through Kirkland, which killed the possibility of a Link line going deeper into that area.

oh gosh no, shoes are not that much!

@@jerrygelder8373 you walk. Would make a boring video.

jesus christ you need to be taught how to walk from your car to the train?

@@realquadmoo jesus christ it would be nice if they told you what level you had to go to to get onto the train.....sorry if that hurt your vagina.

@@cmdrls212 is that english?

@@jerrygelder8373 walk. what part of that don't you understand?

And it will personally Benefit me because the Bus changes will make easier to Visit my Girlfriend in Lynnwood

Not necessarily the System has so far been a great success

Heavy Rail isn't really an Option to the North but mainline Rail is an option to the South l

@@princessofthecape2078 would heavy rail be better? Yes. Is light rail better than sitting in traffic on I5? Yes. the reason the system is successful is not because it completes with heavy rail. The reason the investment is supported and successful is because there is no other choice as both heavy rail or highway expansion would need extensive federal money that simply doesn't exist. So link only competes with a highway that is used beyond capacity and it is approaching it's end of life. That means more maintenance and lane closures which means more traffic on top of explosive population increase. In this regard, the Everett and Tacoma links are bargains compared to widening I5 or building a new multi lane highway that will me opposed by literally everyone in its path.

If it was a heavy rail line, I can’t imagine what the cost would be. The federal government doesn’t particularly like public transit; light rail would be the most cost-effective way to move tons of people. Light rail has its limitations, but this was most likely the best way Seattle could make a mass transit system, even if it sacrifices capacity and speed for a rapid transit line to be made. Plus, people love it.

@@GobbiExists yeah. heavy rail costs about twice as much. It barely passed as is.

no, i was just filming with my phone.

2:40 was it this guy?

You talk about it like it killed a family member man, what did it ever do to you?

@@chickennuggetcentral576 what part wasn't clear to you? Also are you serious comparing that to a family death? WOW.

@@chickennuggetcentral576130th isn’t favored by many…

It’s funny that Seattle Subway brags about moving the timeline forward

@@realquadmoo I know right? Best of all, the zoning laws for public green space are clear: you cannot build on the golf course and park without making the same public space available elsewhere. There is also a protected aquifer on that park which means no environmental review allows anybody to build anything else. The station costs nearly 200 million but has basically no potential. Meanwhile sound transit says it doesn't have enough funds to install more bike lockers and the wait lists are years long.

what new trains? You do know these are the same trains as the 1 Line? And you really ought to know the difference between light rail, trams, streetcars, and the type of system Sound Transit builds out

boston green line is a streetcar is it not?

@realquadmoo it is a street car too these are the B C & E Branches D Branch uses a converted railroad right of way.

@@EpicThe112 Link's not a streetcar

What stops you?

Yeah but Sound Transit’s philosophy is that if something is ready to open it needs to be opened

Yes.

thank you!

Yes US. Seattle Metro Area. Washington state.

Ours is Faster cause it doesn't run on the street (takes longer to build tho)

Haha great it’ll be nice to surpass your size :)

imagine car spotting in a train video

1500 Volts of Direct Current supplied by Overhead so no need for heavy and expensive batteries, keeps the trains and nimble

Southside to Federal Way will open up sometime in 2026. Last year they discovered unstable land around the 272nd area. They needed to go back and think of a solution and are building a 1 mile long bridge but it's still 2 years away. Also remember that money talks.

south seattle?? you main the area that has been served by light rail since 2009? lmao shut your mouth troll

Oh they tried really hard to not get this built. But a train to Microsoft needed to be built I guess.

Have you been living under a rock?

all public transportation in LA are open to everyone for free indeed 😂

A very nice system. Love from an Atlanta resident. God Bless 🙌 🙏

Haha you’re welcome :)

@@williamcondon7729 lol good thing I did, cuz unhelpful asshats are usually wrong.

20 minutes and 40 for a round trip. The design of the tunnel is why it has such a slowed down time. Too tight a curve designed for an eventual four car train link.

@@tilltheendoftime-adventure8441 thank you for the correct and mature response.

@@tilltheendoftime-adventure8441 its 14 minutes one way at its slowest

It is rapid but the rapidness comes from the shorter wait time since a train comes every 10 minutes nice and convenient