Monorails: the idea that will not die
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You can't go many news cycles without hearing about some kind of monorail mess-up, but there's good news too.
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Viaduct politicians reach a big moment of truth
Posted Tue, Dec 30, 5:33 p.m.
Delaying the decision was supposed to allow a consensus version to appear magically. Didn't happen. Instead there are three new champions and three new variants. This baby seems headed for the big scary Legislature.
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One-upping the Choppaduct
Posted Tue, Dec 30, 10:02 a.m.
A Portland architect concocts a Godzilladuct for the new bridge over the Columbia.
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The Metro Bus Blues
Posted Mon, Dec 29, 6 a.m.
The ever-courteous and helpful Metro drivers of the recent past need to reclaim their hold on loyal customers.
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Six New Year's wishes
Posted Sun, Dec 28, 6 a.m.
New leadership, new hopes. And how about some smart decisions on some key issues?
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Please pass the (road) salt
Posted Wed, Dec 24, 12:01 p.m.
A Seattle transplant sums up the region's snowstorm-response failings.
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Can we avoid a Big Dig?
Posted Tue, Dec 16, 6 a.m.
There is a way to avoid huge overruns on mega-projects, but policy makers won't like the medicine. It replaces dreams and pork with data.
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We need new ferries. So why don't we get them?
Posted Mon, Dec 15, 6 a.m.
The state makes it almost certain that ferry bids will come in way over budget, in a misguided attempt to keep the jobs in state. Here are the latest sad figures.
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Shot down in Shanghai?
Posted Fri, Dec 12, 6 a.m.
Another task Obama inherits is trying to bail out America's botched effort to have a pavilion at Shanghai's Expo 2010, the largest world's fair in history. There are reasons to hope that "yes, he can."
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A peace treaty for the Viaduct wars
Posted Thu, Dec 11, 6 a.m.
An artful, if fragile grand compromise has emerged, late in an exhaustive process. Here's a look at its components and its politics — and what could blow it apart.
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Seattle's City Hall: Get the hook!
Posted Fri, Dec 5, 6 a.m.
Two recent votes, committing to big transportation projects without answering the tough questions, convince one observer that 2009 is a fine time to send packing the City Council and Mayor Nickels.
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Toll-booth-free tolling on SR 520 and I-90
Posted Tue, Nov 18, 6 a.m.
As early as 2010, the east-west transportation corridor could see a return to the pay-as-you-go model, done without the slowdown of a toll booth.
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The winners not on the ballot
Posted Tue, Nov 4, 5:59 p.m.
Notes and quotes: Also, try finding a newspaper to save. ... Women could rule on Whidbey Island. ... Gov. Chris Gregoire's surprising margin. ... Countering conventional wisdom, Seattle-area voters said yes to higher taxes. ... A therapeutic celebration. Updated
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Seattle never 'misses a chance to miss a chance' on light rail
Posted Thu, Oct 23, midnight
The only thing keeping it from succeeding here are the myths propagated by foes, says this economics journalist. Here's a line-by-line debunking.
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How to pay for the roads still traveled
Posted Tue, Oct 21, 8:58 p.m.
Notwithstanding increasing mass transit ridership and more prudent use of cars, automobiles will dominate U.S. transportation for decades to come. So how do we pay for roads? Variable tolling is one answer, and in the age of GPS the logical next step should also be explored: a fee on miles traveled everywhere by individual vehicles.
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Ballot measures: Hate 'em, but here's how I'm voting
Posted Tue, Oct 21, midnight
Our veteran politico says initiatives and their kin merely make elected representatives lazy. But if we must make policy that way, here's how he views the major issues.
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Life is an electric highway
Posted Mon, Oct 20, 7:46 p.m.
At $109,000, it's not for everyone. But it's cutting the edge, it's fast, and you can get a sales-tax exemption if you buy a Tesla Roadster.
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Making Western states bicycle-friendly
Posted Sat, Oct 18, midnight
Unless you're in Washington, which ranks No. 1, state officials and bicycle advocacy groups have a lot of work to do.
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Sound Transit 2 failure would be a political train wreck
Posted Thu, Oct 16, midnight
There's a good chance the Proposition 1 ballot measure to expand light rail will fail, stalling for years comprehensive transportation planning in metro Puget Sound.
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Ron Sims' maverick phase
Posted Fri, Oct 10, 3 a.m.
He's increasingly isolated politically and has his eye on global problems. On the other hand, he is turning into a rarity: a fearless foe of conventional wisdom who matters.
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Oregon will move to tax cars by the mile
Posted Tue, Dec 30, 6 a.m. 2008
The gas tax would be phased out and drivers monitored by GPS and subjected to a mileage tax instead.
MORESnowed in by emails
Posted Thu, Dec 18, 10:30 p.m. 2008
You can get email alerts on every aspect of the winter storm. Or you can live on an island and learn it all in 16 words.
MORELocal politicians strike out in the cabinet quest
Posted Thu, Dec 18, 11 a.m. 2008
The state has only had three cabinet posts in its history, a distinct underperformance. But consider one forgotten success story involving former mayor Dorm Braman
MOREGee, officer. I was just trying to cut my carbon footprint.
Posted Thu, Dec 18, 3 p.m. 2008
The City will tow your car if you leave it parked in one spot for more than 72 hours. Does this make sense? Should I drive more?
MOREIs Ron Sims catching a bus to D.C?
Posted Sat, Dec 13, 5:10 p.m. 2008
Transportation may be his ticket out of King County Executive post
MOREViaduct decision day is here
Posted Thu, Dec 11, 1:19 p.m. 2008
Here's an early look at what might be the final two or three options for the Viaduct. The key meeting is 4:30 pm today at City Hall.
MOREA bridge argument to nowhere
Posted Mon, Nov 17, 10 a.m. 2008
Christine Gregoire and others will have to shift their rhetoric after Minnesota disaster report
MORELet the infrastructure roll!
Posted Sun, Nov 9, 12:10 p.m. 2008
It's time to prime the economic pump, and local infrastructure needs are acute. But will the politics enable us to emulate China?
MOREThe Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the crusade against I-985
Posted Thu, Oct 30, 11:40 a.m. 2008
The editorial board at the P-I has penned eight op-eds on why voters should reject Initiative 985, Tim Eyman's traffic congestion relief measure. Overkill? Apparently not — there's a new op-ed against I-985 on the way.
MORESausage Links, promoting horror edition
Posted Mon, Oct 27, 5:21 p.m. 2008
Just a few quick hits about Tim Eyman's Initiative 985, a graveyard in Everett, and a beer-turned-Obama commercial.
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