Council member defends I-90 light rail investment

Council member defends I-90 light rail investment

As Sound Transit prepares to launch the I-90 light rail on March 28, King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci had a first-hand look. “It goes 55 miles an hour. It’s smooth as silk. It works very, very well,” she told “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio. Balducci added that as more commuters see the train skipping traffic, ridership will grow. “As you’re driving by and see that train going, and you’re sitting in traffic, I think that’ll be…