Goldy looks at the breakdown of regional transit planning:

The problem is that while cars, buses, and trains don’t stop at city or district borders, political constituencies and rivalries do, too often resulting in political gridlock. “The inability to cooperate and find solutions is at historical levels,” council member Patterson recently lamented to The Stranger. “It really bugs me. It really breaks my heart.” And when, after years or even decades of public debate, a plan finally emerges, it is more often hobbled by political compromise than the sensible result of regional cooperation.

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