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Property Owners Look Out: The Train Is Coming, Natalie Crane
Property Owners Look Out: The Train Is Coming, Natalie Crane
Seattle University Law Review
Over 4 million people currently live in the Puget Sound area in Washington state, and about 6 million people are expected to reside in the area by 2050. Additionally, Seattle renters faced a 71.2% increase in rent prices from 2010 to 2019. This data supports the need for much of the congested Seattle population to move outward and commute into the city for work. The implementation of a 116-mile system and other efforts to increase public transportation makes this need achievable and affordable.
This Comment focuses on the issue of just compensation in eminent domain; specifically, unique questions of compensation …