Fair Use of Site Content

We allow use of the site's content for valid, NONCOMMERCIAL uses. All I ask is that you cite your source as this site and provide a link to your content source, or to the home page. Sending us an email would also be appreciated, and we may even be able to help you with your needs.

The Virtualsalt Site provides information on how to site a Web source properly.

For commercial uses of the site we request you contact us with a proposal of your project and what you need from us. We can then work out a deal for supporting your needs.

Taking ANY content from this site and passing it off from your own is a copyright violation and carries severe penalities. We are more than wlling to work with you to provide you with content for your needs. Please ask us before using any of our content.

Images

If you wish to use an image from the site, please copy the image to your local server. Alternately, you can contact us and we can provide a copy of the photo to you. As above, please cite this site as the source for your image.

DO NOT directly link to the image on our server. That is known as "bandwidth stealing" and will result in the image being made unavailable to your site, and a letter sent to your host

DO NOT pass off any images on this site as your own. This is a copyright violation and carries severe penalities.

Please note, some images and maps on the site are provided by third parties. Where applicable, this content is noted at the bottom of the relevant pages. When using or citing content, please keep this in mind.

Videos

Videos on this site are usually streamed from public sources. You are welcome to embed the video per the source's terms and conditions. Again, a link to our site and/or an email would be greatly appreciated.

Most videos are avaliable in higher quality formats, including High Definition. Please contact us if you require use of these videos. Note: requests will be accepted for valid noncommercial uses (media, nonprofits, government) and commercial uses only. All other users should use the embed functions as discussed above.

Copyrights

All images, text, video, and the site's layout and structure are © Copyright 2003-2025 by Ben Brooks, except where otherwise noted. Any third party logos, names or likenesses are used only for identification and research purposes.

This site is NOT an official publication of the Washington State Department of Transportation, Sound Transit, Tri-Met, TransLink, or any other government agency or supplier to any government agency. All thoughts and research are personal, except where otherwise noted.