The words "displacement is destruction" were splashed across the T-shirts of several in the audience Thursday at the highly-anticipated Sound Transit meeting at Union Station. Tensions flared at previous meetings as officials worked to decide from a handful of options for where-- and how-- they will build the new CID station as a result of a West Seattle to Ballard light rail expansion approved by voters in 2016. Those working and living in the Central International District (CID) have been outspoken for months about the impacts a 4th or 5th Avenue station could have in the heart of their home. So just a couple of months ago, transit officials shifted their focus to a third option: a station north of the CID and one south of it, rather than a sole station in the heart of the CID. "We believe the North-South alternative will offer regional connectivity and meet the vital transit needs of our communities, without the devastation that a decade of construction on 4th Ave. would bring," said one woman who publicly testified Thursday. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/light-rail-decision-cid-tabled-after-public-testimony/281-73a90aee-422d-4c72-9a29-402711427030