The Crosslake Connection will finally open this Saturday. 

That means for the first time, you’ll be able to take the light rail from Seattle to the Eastside.

So, what will that new access mean for Redmond?

We’ll talk about it with Andrew Villeneuve from the Northwest Progressive Institute.

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The Crosslake Connection will finally open this Saturday.&nbsp;
That means for the first time, you&rsquo;ll be able to take the light rail from Seattle to the Eastside.
So, what will that new access mean for Redmond?
We&rsquo;ll talk about it with Andrew Villeneuve from the Northwest Progressive Institute.
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The Crosslake Connection will finally open this Saturday.   That means for the first time, you’ll be able to take the light rail from Seattle to the Eastside.  So, what will that new access mean for Redmond?  We’ll talk about it with Andrew Villeneuve from the Northwest Progressive Institute.