Surecatch:

I don't think that your "R51 is the only game in town" attitude is a good one. We are talking about trying to solve problems that the politicians have been ignoring since the mid 80's. What we need is a plan that has a beginning a middle and an end. Rather than just a beginning.

I agree with most of your points, except the part about tax payers being "too cheap". We already pay one of the highest gas taxes in the country. We are not cheap, we want to make sure that we are getting our moneys worth. Up to this point we haven't. Sound transit has wasted tens of millions of dollars, and they haven't moved one shovel full of dirt yet. They are offering a severly cut down version of what we originally voted on that will service fewer riders. Were we being cheap when we approved that one?