![Sen. Patty Murray, right, and others depart after a test ride and media briefing for a Sound Transit Link light rail train Tuesday in Seattle. The rail from downtown Seattle to Sea-Tac International Airport is nearly complete and on schedule to begin service on the first link in July and the entire line by the end of 2009. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Seattle's sliding scale for bus fare
An article in this Sunday's New York Times examined an innovative project happening in Seattle that ties a passenger's income to the price of a ticket to use the city's transit system. From the article: "On Sunday, the county transit system for the Seattle metropolitan...