Posted Tue, Sep 1, 10 a.m.

Where has McGinn expressed general support for Mercer? He's been very clear, in my experience, that we can't afford the $200 million price tag. I can't imagine that he supports $90 million more.

Posted Mon, Jul 27, 10:41 a.m.

mhays, Now you are just making things up! If we use conventional technology to build this tunnel, the cost will be at least $600 million more. Instead we're trying new technology that has never been used on this scale before. There is huge financial risk here, which our leaders are ...

Posted Mon, Jul 27, 9:49 a.m.

And I should add-- this tunnel will indeed be the largest diameter deep bore tunnel ever built, anywhere the world. No one has ever tried to build a tunnel boring machine this big, anywhere in the world -- as the Tacoma News Tribune noted yesterday, the tunnel boring machine will ...

Posted Mon, Jul 27, 9:46 a.m.

mhays- You can't really tell driving through it, but the 1989 I-90 tunnel through Mt. Baker Ridge is actually twin bore, not a single like this one would be. WashDOT estimates that using the same technique here would add at least $600 million to the project cost. The soil is ...

Posted Sat, Nov 15, 5:22 p.m.

We'll see if I am in the minority when this comes to a vote. But signatures alone do not signify anything... Tim Eyman is a good illustration of that. Especially when paid signature gatherers are used, at a substantial premium in cost per signature over other ballot measures.

Posted Sat, Nov 15, 12:17 p.m.

> why are some of Seattle's green-conscious citizens rebelling? The campaign against the bag fee is far from a grassroot movement. Last I checked, the "American Chemistry Council of Arlington, Virginia" is not a group of green conscious Seattle citizens. But for $217,000 of paid signature gathering, it's good to ...