West Seattle businesses hold rally ahead of light rail decision
On Thursday night, West Seattle businesses held a rally ahead of a decision about where the light rail extension will be built. Sound Transit will not announce its plans for the location until later this year, but there is a grassroots effort to raise awareness now.
For Laurel Trujillo, a lot is on the line.
"My time, my money, my everything has been poured into this business for eight years now, and all to be faced with a bulldozer essentially coming in and demolishing it,” said Trujillo.
At Ounces Taproom and Beer Garden, it's a possibility because Sound Transit wants to add four miles of light rail service from SODO to West Seattle's Alaska Junction neighborhood.
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So cut a deal with them to have your bar connected to the station. You’ll get more business than ever before
Honestly. There is nothing in that area. I think it would be a good spot for the light rail because going over there as a bus rider is long and complicated.
Build the train to Everett , I've been paying taxes for this debacle in Snohomish county only to see King county get all .
@cheezeyman69
22 күн бұрын
You and me both, mate.
@AshleySpeaks4U
21 күн бұрын
It's already there. It's how you get to games. It's at the bus depot. Goes right into downtown for football and such.
@threadbarerag336
3 күн бұрын
They ARE building one from Sea Tac to Everett. I think the Lynwood stop opens on August 30th, 2024. Inform yourself before you say anything.
How did she not know this? The locations and plan have been in the works for 14 years. The vote for it was in 2010.
Why couldn't there be commercial facilities inside the station? A bar, restaurant, and other conveniences within station sounds perfectly reasonable to me and happens all across the globe. It also sounds like a great way to fund the light rail through rent.
@threadbarerag336
3 күн бұрын
Not in most train stations but right next door.
Local business are a key part of a community. Yet, light transit is so important. I hope a decision that benefits local business and light rail.
Many business will benefit. Just not her.
@threadbarerag336
3 күн бұрын
She will get a very good price for her business so she can open a new one.
How much are the politicians commission checks for this project?
4 Billion dollars for 4 miles?? WTF!
@Prxyshj
22 күн бұрын
Par for the course in blue states
@threadbarerag336
3 күн бұрын
Would you rather crash?
@threadbarerag336
3 күн бұрын
@@Prxyshj If you knew what you were talking about you'd be dangerous.
Take the sale money and open a new business close to the station and you will make bank!
They actually seem to believe that city government gives a rat's ass about what they think.
4 miles just make it easier for homeless and drug addicts to move around? That woman is so out of touch.
@codylewis9036
23 күн бұрын
i take the light rail everyday to work and live in a house you twat
@chrisallen2848
23 күн бұрын
Yeah, I took light rail today from westlake. Standing room only. Eveyone was homeless. It's unreal that this area is continuing forward with this homeless train.
@threadbarerag336
3 күн бұрын
@@chrisallen2848 When I take the train from Northgate to Downtown, I'm homeless the whole way because downtown parking made me poor. Soon I can actually take it from 130th which is much closer to my $600,000 cardboard box.
No one wants to ride unsafe filthy public transit, and deal with their unreliable schedules, and insanely bad budget management. Bring back old Seattle. Less public transportation. Less density. Less tech.
@threadbarerag336
3 күн бұрын
The light rail train always runs on schedule unless there is a major disaster! It isn't a bus. It doesn't get stuck in traffic. The bad budget management was the monorail. A completely different body. Some of the light rail projects are opening early because they are ahead of schedule.
Sound Transit and public transit in general is a lost money endeavor with barely 25% of the funding coming from the ridership. It is a giant money pit and the taxpayers are getting screwed.
@threadbarerag336
3 күн бұрын
This too will pass.
Put 60 small businesses out of business for one major business to take over that is Seattle and it’s current mentality in one statement
@cheezeyman69
22 күн бұрын
Worse, it a business with a direct partnership with gov't. Sound Transit is just the Amtrac of the Greater Seattle Area
@threadbarerag336
3 күн бұрын
@@cheezeyman69 Sound Transit is not a private enterprise.
@threadbarerag336
3 күн бұрын
The businesses get paid the value of their business.
@seriouscarguys702
3 күн бұрын
@@threadbarerag336 what is the value of your business when someone forces you to sell it? My business is priceless. It wasn’t for sale to begin with if you want me to sell it you’re going to pay my asking price. Seattle is the most narcissistic city in America. And does not care about it citizens tax payers or small business
No one uses the light rail.
@threadbarerag336
3 күн бұрын
That is patently misinformed. I've been on the train from SeaTac to Northgate and it was packed the whole way. Every time I've ridden the train it has been close to full or even standing room.