Sane Transit v. Sound Transit

We have been asked to overturn a decision of the Kang County Superior Court in which that court dismissed an action by Sane Transit, a Washington nonprofit corporation, and Mark Baerwaldt (collectively Sane Transit). In that action Sane Transit sought to enjoin Sound Transit from expending funds collected from local taxes for construction of a 14-mile light rail line from downtown Seattle to Tukwila. Sane Transit contends that the planned light rail line is an unlawful “substantial deviation” from a planned 21-mile light rail line that had been approved by voters. We affirm the trial court,…