During a conversation with two members (Katie Wilson and Beau Morton) of the Transit Riders Union, a member-run organization that correctly believes "that every human being has a right to safe, reliable, affordable, and accessible" forms of transportationāinformed me, among other things (and more on these other things in a later post), that the last train from the new and impressive University of Washington Station will leave at 12:34 a.m..
This time might work for that section of town, which is usually quite dead around that hourāand 1 a.m. has been fine for the downtown area (though not the best for the nightlife of Pioneer Square or the International District), but it will not do at all for Capitol Hill, which has lots and lots of bars and restaurants.
Especially during the weekend, many people do not leave these bars until they close at 2:00 a.m.. This should be the hour the last train departs from the University of Washington Station. (Even better than that time would be an hour after the last callāthe Capitol Hill Station has so many steps and the kind of night person who should never be rushed down anything is a drunk.)
I also think we should be allowed to drink on trains, but that is another matter for another post. But I will say this for now: There is too much Christianity and not enough of the actually city in our drinking and "last call" laws.