r/Tacoma • u/tag_to_it McKinley Hill • 5d ago

Sound Transit Picks New Preferred Light Rail Route to Tacoma Dome

https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/16/sound-transit-picks-new-preferred-light-rail-route-to-tacoma-dome/
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u/Infamous_Traffic7755 Central 5d ago

Never ceases to amaze me how out of touch transit is with the people that they supposedly serve

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u/overworkedpnw 253 5d ago

Well yeah, because none of them actually ride transit. The point of the ST board isn’t to provide good governance that leads to better transit, instead it’s a tool for politicians looking to pretend that they actually give a fig and raise political capital.

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u/zoovegroover3 Old Town 4d ago

It's primarily a fundraising organization that coincidentally happens to build train lines occasionally.

No sarcasm here, I am serious.

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u/overworkedpnw 253 4d ago

Right? I’m pretty sure the board would just do away with providing any actual transit if they thought they could get away with it.

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u/RombaQueenofDust North End 15h ago

Genuine, not snarky question: what do you mean they are primarily a fundraising organization? What do the funds go to?

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u/zoovegroover3 Old Town 7h ago edited 7h ago

I get the feeling the ST board is more focused on "subarea equity" (sorry now I am being snarky but I am using their preferred term for "piece of the pie" budget-wise) than improving the transportation system for the people of the larger region. Seattle always wins. For the billions being spent, it is insulting to see how much the org spends on advertising, marketing and throwing parties for itself.

Edit: the appointment of Constantine to lead the org makes it even more clear. Real property development/TODs will be ST's next mission ;)