I find it interesting that a recent letter notes that “Buses have advantage” over light rail (flexibility), and on the next page is an article about RapidRide bus service starting up on the B Line route.

What makes this interesting is the Bellevue City Council approved (but did not fund) a somewhat similar service (The Downtown Circulator Bus System) in 2002. If these two concepts could be merged together, the Sound Transit East Link C7E route on 112th Avenue Northeast could be used instead of a tunnel and save $160,000, and better open up alternate “B” routes.

This “C” route runs close to the Bellevue Transit Center, is more direct to the “D” route, and does not interfere with the current downtown traffic capabilities.

Dick Applestone, Bellevue