KBTC's Northwest Now focuses on transportation measure Sound Transit 3

Posted: October 19, 2016

At a cost of $54 billion tax dollars, Sound Transit 3 will add 62 miles of rail service to areas with none, if Western Washington voters give it the okay in November.

But is the cost and construction time worth the money or effort?

In this edition of Northwest Now, host Tom Layson takes a closer look at the ST3 measure. You’ll hear from proponents–and those who say it’s a bad deal.

“It’s implied that this is going to deal with congestion,” said Maggie Fimia founder of SmarterTransit.org. “It has no effect on congestion. In fact, I would argue that it would make congestion worse because it doesn’t attract enough people.”

The Emmy and Telly Award-winning public affairs series Northwest Now airs Fridays at 7:30 p.m. on KBTC Public Television, a service of Bates Technical College.

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