Light rail expansion takes on increased urgency as 1.5 million more expected to move to western Washington
The clock is ticking as Federal Way’s new extension opens Dec. 6. Regional planners are racing against projected massive population growth.
SEATTLE — Western Washington’s light rail network is expanding at full speed, but regional officials warn that decades of delays have left the region playing catch-up with a transportation vision first conceived in the 1960s.
As the new Federal Way extension opens this week, light rail lines are focusing on pushing south toward Tacoma and east across Lake Washington.