Sound Transit makes the environmental claim that their system is environmentally friendly - because it encourages urban living.
But let's not forget that one of the reasons people have left Urban environments is because of the standard practices of urban legal 'control' (I'd use the words 'Urban Harrassment').
As such, a prediction for your consideration-
Urban living could be made more desirable than the benefits of Sound Transit at zero cost by removing Sound Transit legal counsel COMPLETELY from power.