Posted Mon, Sep 29, 11:40 p.m.

RE: SORRY MATT, YOU FLUNK: LRT? Matt's probably realized that he has better things to do than argue. But since I don't, I'll jump in. 1) Where, specifically, do you propose adding bus lanes? Will these lanes still be protected if I-985 passes? How much will it cost? How fast ...

Posted Wed, Sep 24, 9:34 a.m.

Maybe Microsoft was supporting the roads part last year: Last year's proposition was different in that it included roads -- maybe that was the part Microsoft was trying to support. It's worth noting that this year's proposition is currently polling much better than last year's was at this time, in ...

Posted Thu, Jun 26, 12:06 p.m.

RE: Still not convinced: Hmm. Given how much time current buses (e.g. the 545) spend waiting for cars to get out of the HOV lanes, how would converting the HOV lanes to HOT help anything? And also, are you really saying that 3rd Avenue is an example of how BRT ...

Posted Wed, Jun 25, 4:41 p.m.

RE: People will support buses: how much money would be available without raising taxes for increased bus service? Less than the bus-only folks would have you believe, actually. King County Metro alone is spending $550 million/year on the bus system. Sound Transit is spending about $4.1 billion on light rail ...

Posted Wed, Jun 25, 11:17 a.m.

RE: Regional Transit Needs Regional Solutions: But not all transit is regional, and centralized government often loses sight of local needs. Should we combine all police forces into one regional police force? It might be more efficient from an overhead perspective, but less effective from a local perspective; Medina cops ...

Posted Mon, Jun 23, 6:09 p.m.

RE: "Reasonably Fast, Dependable and Safe" and Going Where You Want to Go (BTW): What's wrong is the way you're thinking about it. First, I believe your numbers are off: Light Rail to the airport is costing about 2.4 billion dollars. Second, and more importantly, your expectations are off: No ...

Posted Mon, Jun 23, 5:58 p.m.

BRT-HOV isn't a realistic plan: For all you Highways-with-BRT-are-awesome folks out there, consider that nobody lives on highways, few people work on highways, and HOV lanes get congested all the time (traffic, accidents, construction, etc.) Houston spent years trying to build a regional transit system running buses in HOV lanes ...

Posted Wed, Jul 11, 5:44 p.m.

Walkability is the key: I'm with mhays. A simple rule of development is that if it makes the neighborhood better to walk in, it's good. If not, it's no good. This is why it's important to keep old trees when building new buildings. In this case, the Denny's would be ...

Posted Fri, Jun 22, 7:45 p.m.

Some minor points: 10000 people/square mile is not all that dense. From the 2000 census, it appears that 10000 people/square mile is about the density of Columbia City, Phinney Ridge and Wallingford. We're not talking about requiring Capitol Hill and Belltown densitys here. Who cares if Sammamish is low density ...