I lived in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle for several years. Eastlake, by its name, sits on the east side of Lake Union. As a runner, I spent many mornings running along the lake, passing by the South Lake Union Streetcar. Each time I ran past the streetcar, what consistently struck me as odd was that the streetcars were almost always empty. I’d see maybe one or two people riding it. I lived within a couple blocks of the streetcar line for years, and never rode it a single time. SLU S...
