Light Rail Update

In the interest of presenting both sides of the issue, thought I'd pass along this update on light-rail - which I took the opportunity to hammer last week.

93,000 rode the light rail in Week 1

Paying passengers boarded trains an estimated 93,000 times during the first week of Hiawatha light-rail service, topping expectations by almost 70 percent, Metro Transit reported Tuesday.

The goal is to average 55,400 rail rides each week through the end of the year.