"Don't Blow It"
I'm sure KCM and ST thank the Times for this backhanded complement:
Skyrocketing gasoline prices, more transit options and a customer-service sensibility gave King County Metro Transit and Sound Transit a glorious 2007.
So here is a message of support for two agencies starting to click: Don't blow it. Complacency is a killer. Every new rider is a quality-assurance pop quiz. Buses and trains long available are newly appreciated as the cost of commuting soars and transit agencies get smarter about the options they provide.
Sound Transit's light rail plan will likely be up for a re-vote this fall, and the Seattle Times will have a chance to support them with an endorsement.
So here's a message of support for the Times: Don't blow it.
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I think the ST is entirely appropriate to say that - you don't get many chances with choice commuters. My most recent experience here in Austin with this phenomenon was detailed here... basically a bunch of UT freshmen learned they couldn't rely on Capital Metro and probably told mommy and daddy they needed cars after all.
Just another example of why I have a huge amount of distain for the Times' editorial board.