Light rail’s push to Federal Way gives students, workers front-door access

Unless you were looking for it, Highline College used to be kind of hard to find, even when it was right next to you. Drivers on Highway 99 were hard-pressed to see the entrance for the community college — one of the state’s largest, with more than 14,600 full- and part-time students. An alley tucked between a Baskin-Robbins and an empty lot with the occasional food truck was the only way in from the busy road.