Sorry- It got a little long, had to break up my response

____3) Saftey- this may have been improved, but it is not mentioned. What have they done to improve lighting? The article says "it has lighting" but so did the old transit center, albeit poor lighting. 24/7 Monitored security. What does that mean? Some kid in a room with a bunch of monitors, who isnt paying attention to them? When my wife takes the bus to and from work, and parks at the BTC, she will call me to come meet her if she has to work past dark. My wife is not the type of person to be easily intimidated, but if she doesnt feel safe to get off a bus and walk a hundred feet to her car by herself, there is an issue. ____Ultimately, I am all for public transportation improvements. I used to love it when I could bus to work, and read a book rather than stare at tailights. I just feel that there needs to be accountability to the taxpayers regarding reasonable spending. ____I apologize for misguiding my dissatisfaction towards Burien. ____Thanks for letting me vent____

.____2) How much of the $12 Million was spent on non-essential items for the project? The last time I saw glass at a buss stop, it was already etched with grafitti. Why do we need to pay an artist to come and do it, when we know that in 3 weeks, it will be defaced, and be an eyesore. More than likely, the cost of etched glass could have covered multiple ADA improvements, and additional cross walks. I, as many others do too, like art in public works projects, but when you have a budget, and a recession there are some things you need to do without. I think functionality is much more important than astetics.

:____1) Knowing the history of the BTC, why would they locate it in the same spot as the old one? They are revitalizing the downtown/ Olde Burien corridor (Quite nicely I might add) and all transit centers do is attract riff raff during the off peak times. Look at the murders, assults, and drug dealing at the FWTC. Or the car chase/ crash into the side of the Sushi restaraunt in downtown Des Moines last summer. As much fun as it was to see thugs thrown in the back of cop cars, the original location of them was the BTC, prior to the chase (Cops word at the scene). I am sure there is a location in Burien, closer to the freeway, and with more land for parking, and away from the nice area they are trying to create

Maxine-____You are correct, it is not the city of Burien's money, but my overall point is that it is taxpayer money. Considering that I dont live in the city of Burien, that just makes it worse though. I think accessible public transportation is of great value, but my concerns are