Cheers! Transit advocates Jamie Pedersen (cool sweater), David Hackney (cool beard), Liz Berry (cool sneakers), and Marko Liias (left early) Matt Baume

Last night saw a major milestone for Seattle Subway — their first in-person event of 2022, and an opportunity to award “Transit Rider of the Year” certificates to legislators who have supported efforts to get more people moving through subterranean tunnels.

About a hundred local underground-enthusiasts gathered Wednesday evening at Optimism Brewing, just a few blocks from the Capitol Hill station, among them Senators Marko Liias and Jamie Pedersen and Representatives Liz Berry and David Hackney (all SECB endorsees). Those four radicals were instrumental in passing a bill