Against transit on the CKC | Letter

Published 10:47 am Wednesday, November 25, 2015

I am against having transit on the Cross Kirkland Corridor (CKC).

The original rail line was cut to widen I-405 at the Wolverton tunnel, which was demolished for that purpose.

I’m a legally blind bicyclist and was not in Kirkland when the CKC opened. The CKC provides a safe place to ride at a slow pace without the worry of having to watch out for automobiles.

We already have enough places for the buses. How about light rail all the way up the center the entire length of I-405? Places like the 128th Street overpass could serve as a station. The last thing Kirkland needs is yet another transit corridor for buses.

If other cities can do light rail, why can’t we? Keep the HOV exits, just put concrete posts like the kind that hold up our overpasses in between the north- and south-bound lanes. Put the same type of overpasses on them and put light rail on that. Leave the CKC for people who can’t drive and enjoy a little exercise.

George White, Kirkland