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We're still in denial about Sound Transit costs

Posted Thu, Apr 22, 11:01 p.m.

Look Lincoln, I agree with a fair number of your commentaries, but your small world view of regional planning issues comes across as a very old axe to grind. Your argument seems to be a retread of Kemper Freeman's opinions, which would have been great for his private developments but ...

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We're still in denial about Sound Transit costs

Posted Thu, Apr 22, 10:46 p.m.

"Thank you for you ignorant post which contains zero information or thought". Apparently over crowded traffic lanes, unreliability, inconvenience, and long range benefits are not considered concerns in your book to merit thoughtfulness. Too inconvenient to consider in the argument? I thought so.

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We're still in denial about Sound Transit costs

Posted Thu, Apr 22, 10:42 p.m.

Sound Transit detractors conveniently omit any discussion of reliability. Trains are designed for and have a proven record of being able to arrive frequently and precisely on time, something buses will never, never, be able to offer. I wonder how many no-show buses Mr. Vandyke has had to wait for, ...

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We're still in denial about Sound Transit costs

Posted Thu, Apr 22, 10:34 p.m.

Lincoln, do you really think "adding 100 express buses per hour on I-5 or SR-520 is a good idea"? Clearly you are nothing more than a peanut gallery regional transportation planner. We definitely could use fewer peanut gallery experts deciding our future.

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We're still in denial about Sound Transit costs

Posted Thu, Apr 22, 10:26 p.m.

Ted Van Dyke is so full of it. He's been bad mouthing regional transit for years, but I bet he hasn't a clue what it's like to have to depend on unreliable buses. Seattle was the only major city of its size without a rail system until now. Name one ...

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A blueprint for Republican environmentalism

Posted Thu, Apr 22, 10:13 p.m.

Republicans are disingenuous. They would only try to claim the environmental mantle for political point, not that they have ever believed in it.. Just like the so called "compassionate conservatism", or "health forests". What they say and what they do can be polar opposites.

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Updated: A troubled Belltown apartment tower pulls the plug

Posted Mon, Apr 12, 11:49 p.m.

Let me get this straight. The structural integrity of the building's weakest link is a special type of paint and grout. Are we looking at a skyline of new disposable buildings that might not last twenty years?

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