I’m writing to induce Sound Transit and regional leaders to persistently consult with our mild rail system as The Hyperlink, relatively than the generic phrase “the sunshine rail.”
Hyperlink is the official identify of our system, and utilizing it issues. Each main metropolitan space offers its rail system a particular identify that builds recognition and civic delight: San Francisco has BART, Chicago the L, Boston the T, Washington, D.C. Metro, Portland MAX and Los Angeles Metro Rail. These names sign permanence and id. Seattle’s system deserves the identical readability and confidence.
Referring to our system merely as “the sunshine rail” makes it sound provisional. The Hyperlink is its correct identify and displays continuity and regional progress.
Clear Hyperlink signage at stations and constant use in communications would give the system the id it deserves.
Judith MacMillan, Bellevue
