Putting cars, bikes, and pedestrians on the same road as light rail trains has been a dangerous combination since Sound Transit opened service on Martin Luther King Jr. Way in 2009.
There have been more than 100 crashes and several deaths on the corridor. But the worst problem has nothing to do with the trains.
Light rail trains whiz down MLK with cars, pedestrians, and bikes stopped just feet away. There are 27 at-grade crossings on the corridor, all potential places for tragedy. I met with Sound Transit’s David Jackson at MLK and South Dawson Street, one of the more dangerous intersections on the alignment. The biggest problem with cars and trains sharing the same road?…