A hearty Amen to Craig Groshart’s Feb. 6 column on a possible Mercer Slough route for any light rail that ever makes its way to Bellevue. (I hope I live long enough to see that. Not that I’d necessarily ride it. I just want to live that long.)

When I first saw the plan, I thought what a nice part of a train ride that would be. And quiet. You wouldn’t hear the justifiable weeping and wailing from Surrey Downs and Wilburton residents quite as much. Yes, there would be some environmental disruption during construction, but nature has survived that sort of thing before.

Sure, there could be more damage if a train jumps the tracks or catches fire, but how likely is that? (Already field-tested by Sound Transit and the Seattle Monorail.) And the end result could be another example of man and nature working well together.

Greenies opposed to the idea might want to consider the number of trees that will give up their lives to provide the rules, regs, reports, studies and suits that will continue at least until the thing is built. Another concern: having a station so close to I-405, instead of Bellevue Way.

For those who don’t choose to take advantage of the opportunity for some healthful walking, maybe moving sidewalks, or circulator buses, or beefing up our barely-noticeable taxicab industry, might help. Plus, many of our office buildings are between, and some even closer to 405. You wouldn’t have to walk so far, for example, to the DavidBartonGym for your workout.

As the column suggests, don’t throw out this plan just because it might not be easy. Surely cheaper than a tunnel, with a better view.

Don Riggs, Bellevue