Posted Sun, Apr 15, 1:52 p.m.

So, if it's not malls, what is next? Our public transportation system is mediocre at best so I don't see people abandoning cars and taking a bus urban centers (at least not for many years). So, if people continue to drive cars they will likely choose to shop at places ...

Posted Tue, Feb 14, 7:39 p.m.

Without a doubt, providing education to fulfill local jobs wins big. We invest for the education, bring growth to the economy when the grads get jobs, and have more long term stability since it's harder to ship intellectual jobs out of the area or overseas. I don't have any figures, ...

Posted Fri, Feb 3, 11:49 a.m.

Yes, the culprit is us. And windmills are visual pollution. But at least they are no more visual pollution than gas wells, pipelines, and huge cleared swaths of moutains. When we start telling congress what we want and electing the people who aren't paid by oil & gas, we'll get ...

Posted Thu, Nov 3, 8:54 p.m.

I like this idea of pay-as-you-go. With the relatively little that I drive, I would expect to pay substantially less insurance. And, maybe it would simplify covering my college aged daughter who only needs to be covered a few months a year. Or, is it too good to be true? ...

Posted Mon, Sep 26, 10:13 a.m.

Ted, thank you for publishing your points. I'm sure you have in the past but evidentally I missed them. I think that some of your points are correct, while I find others too libertarian. To keep the comments more or less on the original subject, I won't go into any ...

Posted Sun, Sep 25, 8:59 a.m.

Ted, you bring up some very good points. Particularly that ajusting tax rates will not solve the economic situation. But, I have to disagree that it is acceptable for people making $40-50,000 pay 12.5 percent federal taxes and those between $20-30,000 only 5.7 percent. One can barely live on $20-$30K ...

Posted Mon, Sep 19, 2:12 p.m.

Mark, it seems you start out saying there should be more residential and less retail on ground floors. Then you seem to morph into saying that more commercial could also occupy ground floors. Also, comparing to NYC is hard - most of the old brownstones do not have ground floors ...

Posted Sun, Sep 4, 11:44 a.m.

mspat - how do condos hurt the park usage and access, as long as they don't cross into the space vacated by the viaduct? If anything, condos towards the east are an asset - more people who will give a baseline activity level to the open spaces. Now, getting a ...

Posted Sun, Sep 4, 9:18 a.m.

Create as many beach sections (not rocky bulkheads) as possible, even if that means a narrower pedestrian area. The beaches will save money on the seawall and those funds can be swapped to help increase open spaces, sheltered areas, view promenads, etc. In summer, beaches will be used by all ...

Posted Mon, Aug 29, 8:55 a.m.

Funny that the Gates Foundation building is featured as an SLU example. Out of all the development going on in that area, I think the Gates building is a poor example of what we need. Now, don't get me wrong. The purpose of Gates Foundation and the activity it brings ...

Posted Tue, Aug 23, 9:10 p.m.

More density is probably useful to a point. Do we want to be like the Upper East Side? Or more like San Francisco or London. The latter are mostly single family homes or duplexes, etc, but with ground entrances and small yards. That level of density provides enough concentration of ...

Posted Fri, Aug 5, 4:39 p.m.

I really wonder how many people will benefit from Level 3 charging along I5 and other highways. The 20 minute charge time is based on a battery sized to give you about 80 mile range. So, if you really want to go some distance, you'll have to stop every hour ...

Posted Fri, Aug 5, 4:16 p.m.

Come on Gering. We already know there are only two principal routes through Seattle. You rehash the points that effecient transportation is essential for moving freight. Yet you don't supply a single arguement based on facts or the EIS that indicate the tunnel solution will make moving freight better than ...

Posted Wed, Aug 3, 11:28 a.m.

To me, it's not just about the cost. The solution needs to work. When I see the figures - that approx the same number of vechiles would be on the waterfront with a tunnel solution vs a do-nothing approach, I see the money wasted. Besides the waterfront, traffic will build ...

Posted Thu, Jul 7, 10:08 p.m.

I used to be a tunnel supporter. All the reasons to build a tunnel are valid. - freight mobility - downtown bypass - reduce traffic on the waterfront Problem is, these reasons aren't being satisfied. One of the main reasons is that traffic to|from Ballard & other NW locations can't ...

Posted Sun, Mar 6, 9:57 a.m.

Greg says it well: try longer hours, etc. To funciton, more needs to be looked into: 1. longer hours costs more. Are we willing to pay more to have staff working longer hours? 2. time needs to be structured. Maybe a recess or 1 hr of athletic training. Then homework ...

Posted Fri, Dec 24, 11:42 a.m.

Cycle tracks would sure help in some places. Sharrows are utterly useless for me. Bike lanes help a bit, but only up hill (down hill, high speeds make them too dangerous given the width and proximity to driveways and parked cars). I think the cycle tracks would help in medium ...