Description Ever since the first streetcars rumbled through the streets of Seattle in 1884, public transportation in the Puget Sound region has been a wild roller-coaster ride, replete with scandals, triumphs, and momentous turning points.
A complete rail transit system crisscrossed the region during the trolley days, only to be dismantled by 1941.
After seventy years of turmoil--and traffic congestion--a new system, Sound Transit, arose in its place.
The story is not just about trolleys, trains, and buses--it is also about the making and breaking of mayors and the way that Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett developed from the 1880s to today.
About the Author Jim Kershner is a historian for History Link.
He is the author of Carl Maxey: A Fighting Life.
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Historylink Transit: the story of public transportation in the puget sound region, paperback/jim kershner
