David Wolbeck

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Cities are shaped by choice

Posted Fri, Mar 7, 6:06 a.m.

RE: What's Your City?: "The City doesn't want more traffic on either end of the 520 bridge. So why do the City's different newspapers only promote alternatives for the bridge to grow more traffic at either end of the bridge, when nobody wants it, at either end?" City capitalized is ...

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Cities are shaped by choice

Posted Fri, Mar 7, 5:37 a.m.

I must provide a subject.: I have nothing to say except... this article was a very nice read.

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Traffic's so bad, we might actually be willing to pay a toll

Posted Thu, Mar 6, 5:04 a.m.

greenism and save-the-planetism: "worry about global warming and the effects of pollution are pretty far down the list.... many much-discussed green issues barely rated." Pols and media wants to shove greenism down everyones throats whether they like it or not, and naturally the public doesn't respond favorably to that, government ...

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Sound Transit survey, take 2

Posted Thu, Mar 6, 4:12 a.m.

Leadership lacking? Do a survey!: If politicians could win the public's trust, then they wouldn't have to do these stupid "surveys" about what the "public" does and doesn't want, and what they like and don't like. The general population would just trust the pols to have the integrity, and knowledge, ...

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Saving the Sonics: How not to do urban planning

Posted Thu, Mar 6, 3:37 a.m.

politics, power and media: "local politicians have learned to do their deals very quietly" Dealing behind closed doors isn't anything new. This is standard practice for politicians. They don't want light to shine on what they're doing. It could invite scrutiny. Best to keep the public (and sometimes media) uninformed ...

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Mayor Nickels, the unlikely new captain of the save-the-Sonics team

Posted Tue, Feb 26, 7:36 a.m.

Initiative 91, 74% approve.: "Seattle Center renewal levy would get around restrictions on spending city money for pro sports, per onerous Initiative 91, passed in 2006." David, it is your opinion that a Seattle Center renewal levy would get around initiative 91. I disagree. It's pretty clear that the initiative ...

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Mayor Nickels, the unlikely new captain of the save-the-Sonics team

Posted Tue, Feb 26, 7:09 a.m.

Who cares about voters. Let's play ball!: "Third factor is that putting the KeyArena renovations under the flag of a Seattle Center renewal levy would get around restrictions on spending city money for pro sports, per onerous Initiative 91, passed in 2006." It's all about getting around the will of ...

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