Maybe the good people of Seattle do have an attitude about suburbanites, which I would offer, is justified and reinforced by Celeste Gracey’s recent rant, “Assimilate this, Seattle”.

Like all major cities, parking is limited, and driving discouraged in Seattle. Your portrayal of bus service is misleading and should be corrected. Trip time between South Bellevue P&R and the Convention Center station is 23 minutes. The 550 bus offers service to Seattle every 10 minutes during weekday rush hour, every 15 minutes at other times weekdays, and every 20 minutes Saturday until later at night, then every 30. With minimal planning this frequency is reasonably convenient.

Your objection that a rider must actually pay for the ride is a reality, and the price is competitive with the total costs of your car trip when factoring in gas, parking and tolls. Instead of mocking Mayor Mike McGinn, who tries to set a positive example in his bike shorts, consider directing your criticism at Bellevue civic leaders such as Kemper Freeman, who spends millions of dollars obstructing a rail connection between Bellevue and Seattle. It would be more constructive to boycott Freeman’s Bellevue Connection than criticize an enlightened city such as Seattle.

Oh, and stop complaining and take the bus in the meantime.

Lou Zibelli, Bellevue