All of this and not a word about personal mobility. The hatred of the automobile is what's ailing the growth of the region. Not everyone wants or needs to live in the same municipality where they work, but apparently that's the only model we're allowed to consider.

More parking, ride-sharing, and taxi deregulation are all needed, but no one in King County will permit those options to be discussed. Only the options that force people into cattle cars riding on someone else's schedule are permitted. And then the town elders wonder why retail business is falling apart, when they've raised the cost and hassle of getting out to shop, eat, and socialize.

Religious adherence to cultural shibboleths has overtaken logic in public policy. So frustrating.