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Seattle is a relatively ACAB place and I'm generally for that. But I want a cop car parked on the montlake end of the 520 bridge because I'm so sick of all the single occupant cars using the HOV lane while all the law abiding citizens sit in the traffic. When I see a convertible with one person in the HOV lane it makes my blood boil. Not to be all "we live in a society" but WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY.

I've been getting too mad when I see all these self centered drivers zoom past because they don't care about the rules or other people... What are your coping mechanism? Is anyone else mad about it? Tell me why it wouldn't work. Tell me who to organize with to make it happen lol.

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YES I KNOW SOME PEOPLE DON'T PAY. I'VE BEEN A DRIVER FOR KING COUNTY METRO OVER 15 YEARS, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME THAT 100% OF PEOPLE PAY. I'M NOT ASKING ABOUT WHY THEY GET ON IN THE REAR.

I understand busy stops with lots of people as well. That's why I said the 2 scenarios I did. Stopping right where you're standing with the front door or people waiting at the busy door while the front door has 0 people entering or exiting.

Please read before just commenting "so they don't pay fare"

Why do some of you insist on using the back only?

Plenty of times I've pulled into a zone with only 1 person so I stop with the front door literally a step away from them and door is opening yet they will walk to the back.

Orrrr....

They'll be a group of people waiting, I pull into the zone and everyone lines up at the back waiting for the people exiting before they can get on then waiting for everyone to tap at the rear instead of walking to the front door with no one exiting or entering.

I know there's some that don't pay but the majority will tap their card at the rear door. So why? I'm just curious

Sound Transit is facing a $35 billion budget gap and the long-promised light rail extension to Ballard is at severe risk of being cut. Scott Kubly, former Director of Seattle's Department of Transportation, joins us to unpack how the region landed in this mess and shares a plan to cut costs and save the Ballard line.

The headline number is jaw-dropping: Sound Transit projects cost two to three times more than comparable transit built almost anywhere else on Earth. Why? Kubly walks us through the regulatory traps, the agency culture, and the political dysfunction that have made building anything in Seattle and most of urban America agonizingly slow and absurdly expensive. 

Kubly's solution for Seattle borrows from Copenhagen. The idea involves shorter trains, modular stations, and other fixes that could save $10 to $15 billion on the Ballard line alone and move more riders than the current plan. 

Fell for this scam. Has no idea fake races were a thing. Did anyone else do the same? Saw a few articles coming out saying it was fake right after a “ cancellation notice” on their website

This [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/s/GfqFowQIvJ) got me searching for information.

I didn't see this article yet shared, so thought it would good to, for visibility and reach. Don't want more people getting scammed!