As voters consider the $54 billion South Transit 3 measure that would expand light rail over the next 25 years, it's worth looking at how the current system is paying off and whether the system is being efficient with taxpayer money. The Seattle Times editorial board suggested voters reject ST3 and demand a better plan, saying the project has unclear benefits and little accountability, advising voters to "demand a better plan" while ST3 critic Kemper Freeman Jr. called it a "boondoggle." Meanwhile, The Stranger is in favor of the initiative, saying Sound Transit is under-promising with the expectation of over-delivering and is a good deal for the cost.

On Monday, The Times called fundraising for the ST3 campaign into question, writing that campaigners for the ballot measure have raised 10 times more money as their opponents, "thanks to companies and groups that could benefit."