We built it, and they had better come Eastside light rail

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We built it, and they had better come Eastside light rail

According to The Seattle Times, 17,500 people showed up for the opening of the Eastside light rail line. That’s only about 12% of the people who saw Taylor Swift in Seattle, but for the opening of a rail line that only goes six miles, it’s not too bad. It shows that people are at least curious about how it feels to get to Redmond without driving there. But I can’t help noticing that relatively few people currently live within walking distance of…