Todd, I know a bit more about this than what Google has to say. Been following it since day 1 and in attendance of many of the meetings until i moved out of the city. First, the EIS for this project said that statistically zero cars would be removed from the roads with link light rail. Their ridership would be pirated from existing bus routes. Is that a good use of many billions of dollars?

Second, until recently there was proposed to be zero dedicated parking along the line because the thought was the line would be some sort of magnet for development. Developers would flock to the area to build all sorts of housing whose tenants would fill the trains. That hasn't happened.

So, for the short term, parking has been made available. Still, nobody rides it and we pay. Add to that what's happening with the tunnel and we have a multiple billion dollar congestion fix that hasn't removed a single car from the roads and has added zero alternatives for anyone who sits in traffic. But, this wasn't about solving traffic problems, it was about creating jobs... long term jobs that have no end in sight. Not my idea of a successful transportation project. Your view may differ.