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Sound Transit was officially given the go-ahead to move forward with a plan to begin light rail service between eight isolated stations on the Eastside in spring of next year, after a vote by the agency's System Expansion committee Thursday. The East Link Starter Line, as it's called, was developed as an interim way to provide at least a partial level of service along the ten station East Link...
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