Elizabeth;

First, as someone who finds speaking in front of the Sound Transit Board an exhilarating, frightening, and sometimes a waste of valuable time to testify to a neighboring transit board to speak about the Sound Transit services I very much DO use; you have some empathy. But please leave your toddler at home; the Ruth Fisher Boardroom is NOT a place for using small children to justify HOV lane access for single occupancy vehicles.

Second, at this point this project has to go forth.  Voters approved it, studies done, testing done in Colorado & this thing is not going to be as bad as fear mongerers put out there.  Furthermore, heavy rail has been placed on floating bridges.

Third, yes ST2 could have been drawn differently to go past Renton and the Boeing 737 factory there instead of via tony/tory (up to you) Mercer Island.  Not to mention the issues you raise.

Fourth and finally, you want to be safe? Take the bus.  Safety statistics show buses more safer than cars.

V/r;

Joe