Real-time info will get better next year

Zee Shaner, writing on the Sound Transit blog:

Shortly after the Northgate, Roosevelt and U District stations opened in October, riders quickly noticed that next train information had disappeared from 1 Line platform digital signs. Passengers wondered why it was broken' and when we could get it working again'.

We want to clarify that the system is working just as it always has, but we made the deliberate decision to turn it off until its replacement arrives in the spring.

Why would we turn it off?

A well-written piece that answers a lot of questions readers have been asking on Twitter and here on the comment threads.