Posted Mon, Nov 21, 9:08 a.m.

So where are the alternate plans of Prop 1 and rail opponents? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? And no, "build the Bay and RH Thomson" is not an answer.

Posted Fri, Sep 23, 7:43 p.m.

We've been cutting, slashing, punting investments and pushing the future further and further down the road. The only manner in which we're getting to the future is largely literal -- only in time and not progress. The staid and largely toothless approach of plutocrats and assorted friends (hi, ted!) has ...

Posted Tue, Sep 20, 9:51 a.m.

The goal is to get things rolling for the future. We've seen time and again the absolute pain of correcting past errors like our rejection of Forward Thrust (or even subway plans in the 20s). By equipping ourselves now we end up jumping further into the future. The same people ...

Posted Wed, Aug 10, 10:09 a.m.

Disaster? We're already living it. So when you ask if the current political/economic climate has been a disaster, it depends on whom you ask. If you were on Basic Health, then yes, the current political/economic climate has been a disaster. If you're a teacher, then yes, the current political/economic climate ...

Posted Fri, Aug 5, 10:17 a.m.

And if there are cost overruns or sudden tax increases on business owners, the same people saying the tunnel is vital are going to cry foul and say that WSDOT/Seattle are trying to kill jobs. Tax rates are just as pivotal as megaprojects, if not more so. Remember, the business ...

Posted Wed, Aug 3, 8:57 a.m.

mhays: What portion of financing is bond interest, and how is that accounted for? I don't see reference to the actual cost of bonds anywhere in the FEIS nor in any documentation WSDOT has released. That actually makes a big impact on the eventual cost. It's as if they're trying ...

Posted Wed, Aug 3, 8:39 a.m.

Ceis would move to Vancouver where they have no inner city freeways due to voter opposition, plenty of transit, and still seem to be a vibrant community that's growing every day? I see.

Posted Wed, Aug 3, 8:35 a.m.

David, isn't it true, however, that the Discovery Institute has given itself and its clout over to initiatives by Michael Ennis and the WPC that start to pull at a variety of threads in our regional transportation policy? Their advocacy for the tunnel and subsequent ratification by civic leaders seems ...

Posted Tue, Aug 2, 12:28 p.m.

I don't like this idea that a city can't talk and that there's a definite cut-off point for discussing an issue. Issues persist, anyone that tells you to shut your mind off and let the issue go onward is simply not working in your favor, they're working in their own. ...

Posted Tue, Jul 19, 6:38 p.m.

It only bears repeating that the traffic goes through and not into Seattle because that is the only way a lie gets to become truth. Keep saying it over and over again until it sticks, as they say. For the record, the original viaduct lacked downtown access. This proved disastrous. ...

Posted Tue, Jul 19, 4:32 p.m.

And yet, bubbleator, it confirms that you can shift public sentiment by hurling money at it. Strange that they can only manage to buy a stalemate, though.

Posted Tue, Jul 19, 3:56 p.m.

The problem with the "where are you going to get funding" argument is that it also applies to cost overruns. Suggesting in one breath that the state will shut its purse but suggesting in another that they will write a blank check for any financial failures is hypocrisy. Otherwise the ...

Posted Tue, Jul 19, 3:43 p.m.

Ah, 1098... sad about that one, still. It was a bit clumsy in execution and got eaten alive for not having things in order. ... but it's where we should be going. Unfortunately, that didn't pan out and now we're back way below zero on this fight. Anyway, more on ...

Posted Tue, Jul 19, 3:01 p.m.

The 19 minutes "savings" makes a lot of assumptions and is highly conditional. Touting little more than the potential for (but not promise of) a slightly faster commute that will not effect more than 5% of the population is hardly a benefit. And say more folks did use it? Then ...

Posted Tue, Jul 19, 2:29 p.m.

Awesome piece. Seattle is a city of science. A city of innovation. Saying "just stop talking and put in a freeway" runs contrary to those values.

Posted Fri, Jul 15, 10:40 a.m.

Wait, let's look at what you're saying here, ddmiller: "Increased gridlock" versus "increased traffic" -- the cognitive dissonance is pretty staggering. You use coded language suggesting managed demand is either something that's unusable or something that's so great everyone uses it. You make an accusation of something negative then contradict ...

Posted Fri, Jul 15, 9:59 a.m.

I want to point out that you inadvertently reveal something about Moon: principles. You suggest that she has a grand scheme, it's good, and it could work. Then you pose a dilemma that she may not get what she wants. Isn't that what you do when you stick to your ...

Posted Fri, Jul 15, 9:28 a.m.

Here's the problem with this argument: it pretends tolls are either good or bad. It forces things into a simplistic yes or no proposition. That's highly dishonest. How it fits into the larger scheme of things is fairly straightforward: if you can't afford something, end up having to apply additional ...