There's an interesting story in The Seattle Times today about what Puget Sound is worth to the local economy — is it $7 billion or $62 billion? — but what really caught my eye was the map. The Times is now automatically putting Google maps with all its stories to locate the epicenter of every news item. Very smart in building a database of locations, but as we know not every story lends itself to the global positioning system (GPS). For example, where is the precise location of Puget Sound? This map sticks the pin about a mile off Shilshole Bay Marina in Seattle.
Gov. Chris Gregoire spent yesterday on Puget Sound, touting her environmental record while bashing her Republican opponent, Dino Rossi. Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist Joel Connelly rode along (you can even see him to the left of Gregoire in the Everett Herald's photo of the boat tour), but remained unconvinced of her ability to connect with voters. Here's Sound Politics' take on the story. ...
The weight of 40 years of paralysis about transit planning played a role in the Sound Transit decision to try one more time to convince the voters of the need for more light rail.
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