Monorails: the idea that will not die
Posted Tue, Jan 6, 6 a.m.
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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Posted Tue, Jan 6, 6 a.m.
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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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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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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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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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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Posted Wed, Dec 24, 12:01 p.m.
A Seattle transplant sums up the region's snowstorm-response failings.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
READ MORE 7 COMMENTSPosted 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.
MOREPosted 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.
MOREPosted 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
MOREPosted 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?
MOREPosted Sat, Dec 13, 5:10 p.m. 2008
Transportation may be his ticket out of King County Executive post
MOREPosted 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.
MOREPosted Mon, Nov 17, 10 a.m. 2008
Christine Gregoire and others will have to shift their rhetoric after Minnesota disaster report
MOREPosted 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?
MOREPosted 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.
MOREPosted 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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