WA: Why Sound Transit Doesn’t Want You Walking on a Stalled Escalator

To the average person, a stalled escalator looks like a flight of steel steps.

But to Sound Transit, that’s an off-limits safety hazard.

The regional agency compelled hundreds of light-rail ridersto wait up to 40 minutes in line Friday to enter University of Washington Station, after both downward escalators to the train platforms became stuck.

Security guards stood at plaza entrances and directed people to the elevators, until technicians fixed the problem at 7:15 p.m., more than three hours later.

Read the full article at https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/why-sound-transit-doesnt-want-you-walking-on-a-stalled-escalator/