Posted Mon, Aug 1, 4:49 p.m.

I don't really get this. The article states BNSF currently runs 3 coal trains per day north to Vancouver BC's coal terminal. I guess these come over Stevens Pass, though that is unclear. Why build a coal terminal near Bellingham? Why not build it near Everett, or even in Everett, ...

Posted Sun, Jul 31, 9:20 a.m.

I'm not sure I know anything new after reading this article. What are the exact proposals by the neighborhood group, the RDG, and the mayor? Some links would be nice. Has anything been approved? Is it all just talk? I've watched the Sisley properties deteriorate year after year for decades. ...

Posted Fri, Jul 15, 2:05 p.m.

You don't have to look much farther than the second paragraph to see what should happened to the extra $117 million: "They’re supposed to be spent in Seattle and North King County, the subarea whose taxpayers originally contributed them." Maybe get the light rail to Northgate 6 months sooner than ...

Posted Thu, Jun 16, 1:55 p.m.

I am very happy to see someone like coolpapa writing well-reasoned, fact-filled comments about this subject. In particular, the neighborhood by neighborhood analysis of enrollment increases and available buildings. It seems a lot more thought went into that posting than into the original article, which starts well but has a ...