Congratulations, TJ, on an excellent wrap-up article. Makes me wonder what the similar article will say next December.

Will the malls be mired in Kirkland process and harried by residents who remember (or invent, from whole cloth) what Kirkland used to be like? Will the rabid homeowners of Fall 2015 have settled down and realized that the rail line in their backyards was there before they moved in, and that right-of-way means exactly that? Will they understand the Eastside Rail Corridor does not ‘belong’ to them, and their opinions carry no more weight than any other residents of King County?

Nah, you’re right: rational thoughts and expectations will likely remain elusive. The December 2016 wrap-up will likely feature clips from ST3 town hall meetings: “Light the torches. Sound the alarm! Protect ‘our’ trail from evil electric buses and dangerous light rail.”

Roger Clarke Johnson, Kirkland