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Sound Transit’s “Projected Ridership” criteria puts Renton behind and widens equity disparities

Mar04
2023 Written by Randy Corman

Sound Transit delayed Renton’s Bus Rapid Transit by 2 years and delayed parking facilities by a decade. These decisions were based in part on this ridership projection, which is ironically an outcome of disparate Sound Transit spending and planning to date.  Width of blue lines indicates predicted Sound Transit ridership.

 

Sound Transit, faced with financial problems, is choosing to focus their reduced resources on areas where they’ve already spent the most.  This is putting Renton even further behind.

As I discussed in my  previous blog entry on this topic, Sound Transit has delayed Renton’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service by two years and delayed its parking by 10 years.  This decision was made following a review of every Sound Transit project against specific criteria.

Sound Transit’s first criteria for determining which projects to keep on schedule is “ridership potential,” as shown in the map above. Ridership potential is largely a function of where past money was spent.

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Hi, I’m Randy Corman. Welcome to my blog!  I served on Renton City Council for 28 years, 1994-2021, with six years as Renton Council President.  I’m also a mechanical engineer and manager, and worked for the Boeing Company for 33 years, from 1984- 2017.  My wife and I have five kids and five grandkids, and we all live in Renton.  I’ve kept this blog for 17 years, and get thousands of readers each month. Please share your feedback, ideas, and opinions in the comments.

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