Harger: An unelected Sound Transit board just decided which of your transit projects live and which die. You did not vote for any of them to do that

Sound Transit’s appointed board voted last Thursday to delay or cut billions in regional transit projects, including shortening the Ballard line at Seattle Center and postponing South King County extensions to 2050. The 18-member board—appointed rather than directly elected—includes King County Executive Girmay Zahilay, Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello, and other county and city officials who control transit decisions affecting the three-county region, including Maple Valley residents who depend on regional transit planning.