Coalition for Effective Transportation Alternatives

CETA
530 Dayton, No. 202
Edmonds, WA
98020
425 412-3674

Samples of Letters We've Sent

Call for Sen. Murray to support legislative actions on Sound Transit

Dear Senator Murray,

I'm writing to ask for your support to stop the incredible waste of resources known as Sound Transit. I originally voted for Sound Transit, then watched in dismay as the board made one bad decision after another, and at this point I would prefer to avoid light rail entirely. The current system proposed by the ST board will not be even remotely cost-effective (as compared with other transit projects in the US), nor will it significantly impact the traffic issues in their taxing districts. I feel that the Sound Transit board has become completely unresponsive to the public good. There are two bills currently in the WA State Legislature, SB5537 and SB5538, that would help make ST either responsible again, or give us the opportunity to use the money for more effective transportation options. Either of these bills will help; both would be great. Having elected representation would go a long way to creating effective leadership on the ST board, and an opportunity to vote on the current situation is more than reasonable.

Senator Murray, I don't know if you have influence with the WA State Legislature or not, but if you do, I'd like to ask for your help and support for these two bills. In addition, anything you can do to increase the accountability of the Sound Transit board would be deeply appreciated. There are _far_ more effective ways to spend the vast sums of money collected by Sound Transit! Allowing them to chew up the Downtown Seattle Bus Tunnel for such a microscopic return would be a disaster.