Sound Transit reported a significant jump in ridership on the Seattle area’s Link light rail system as uncertainty mounts over regional transit development.
Use of the rapid transit system increased 83.8 percent to more than 19 million rides in the past year, largely due to the opening of new light rail stations at Capitol Hill, University of Washington and Angle Lake near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Puget Sound-area voters in November made a big commitment to improve transit when they…