Out on the Island

Here's the type of concern that reflects some of what I wrote about yesterday (There goes the old neighborhood, 4/5)--

Although Sound Transit officials might have outnumbered Mercer Island residents at Wednesday night's meeting about an Eastside light-rail proposal, the small group was vocal about discontent with the accessibility and effectiveness of a proposed boarding station.
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"Once you put all your money into light rail, how do you get the people to the light rail?" asked Tom Donahue Sr., 69. "I want transit that moves people, not transit that makes people's hearts race just because it's a train."

Lucia Pirzio-Biroli, a second-generation Mercer Island resident, supports Sound Transit's efforts... But she echoed Donahue's accessibility concerns.

"Mercer Island is developing a dense downtown area and it [light rail] will serve it well," said Pirzio-Biroli. "My concern is that there is transit from the rest of the island and that the light rail doesn't just serve downtown. I think that's got to be part of the plan." Source

Hey Luddites, are these citizens "anti-rail" for asking these questions? Are they "transit bashers"? "Road warriors"? Tell me what is factually wrong about their understanding of service under the traditional rail concept.