Despite relatively low ridership, Sound Transit says Eastside light rail is meeting expectations

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[Joinfortmill]

1. Love, love, love public transit. We need more of it.

[IbogaProject]

2. It can take awhile for ridership to fill up

It can take awhile for people to settle around transit stops that serve wherever they work.

[Metaphorical]

3. It's also not completely built out yet.

Currently, you have the Northeast spur that goes from lower Bellevue to Redmond - with Mercer Island (where I live) a few months out.

Once Mercer Island connects to Seattle in 2025 (presumably near the International District) ridership should climb dramatically. I'm looking forward to the day that I can get on the train at Mercer Island and take it all the way down to Seatac, saving me the hassle and cost of the very expensive parking there. My kids are also looking forward to walking a couple of blocks, hopping on the train, and taking it straight to Uwajimaya's and Kinokuniya, as both are big Anime/Manga fans.