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Advocates pushing back on light rail proposal they say would 'destroy' the International District
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At Thursday's Sound Transit Board Meeting, dozens of community members who live, work, and have interests in the Chinatown International District (CID) and South Lake Union, spoke against preferred alternative routes that would cut into important parts of their neighborhoods.
Betty Lau, a community member and long-time member of the CID community, says their opposition is about saving their culture.
"This is the third Chinatown. There's nowhere else for us to go," Lau said. "This is more or less our last stand at preserving history, culture."
Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/light-rail-expansion-chinatown-international-district-south-lake-union/281-d1b93104-a498-44fa-8f29-f539f95039a2