A Sound Transit light rail train in Seattle, Washington. | Sound Transit Special Selection, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons / Wikimedia Commons
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell held a press conference to address soaring costs for Sound Transit’s light rail expansion, which grew by roughly $30 million. The light rail system served over 4.2 million riders in June of this year.
“First, the mayor said he will streamline the city’s permitting processes, cutting red tape and getting projects approved faster and finished sooner,” explains James Lynch for KIRO. The mayor also said he will increase the number of city staff working with Sound Transit on the project to ensure smoother logistics…