The worst local news of the past week pertaining to urban livability comes from Seattle City Hall, where City Councilmembers thanked citizens for reelecting some of them by proposing to eliminate from the city budget the $1.5 million for planning streetcars and light rail requested Mayor McGinn.
Local planning is a prerequisite for federal grant applications. Therefore, applying for federal support to expand the rail network would be delayed by whatever amount of time it would take to marshal the will to fund and carry out such studies.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Seattle streetcar deal
It means jobs. Will it expand the official vision of which technologies belong in which corridors? Let's hope so.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Streetcar Network: Keep going
I just had an in-person gander at Sound Transit's Link presentation of its North Corridor plans, courtesy of the agency's public meeting at Ingraham High School. Nice job by the staff.
Now I want readers to weigh-in in favor of the (CLICK! >) L2 Main (solid line) Alternative option. Then I want you to think how to connect it to the Seattle Streetcar Network. I dare you to not get excited about the possibilities.
Now I want readers to weigh-in in favor of the (CLICK! >) L2 Main (solid line) Alternative option. Then I want you to think how to connect it to the Seattle Streetcar Network. I dare you to not get excited about the possibilities.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Turn out tonight to back Highway 99 light rail - UPDATE 1
Sound Transit is holding a public meeting TONIGHT on the next stage of light rail between Northgate and Lynnwood.
The meeting will be at 6pm at the Embassy Suites on 44th Avenue West in Lynnwood.
The agency's preferred options are I-5 (option L1) and Aurora/Highway 99 (options L2 and L3) --
"Two 'most promising' options"
L2 is mixed elevated and surface, while L3 is elevated.
The meeting will be at 6pm at the Embassy Suites on 44th Avenue West in Lynnwood.
The agency's preferred options are I-5 (option L1) and Aurora/Highway 99 (options L2 and L3) --
L2 is mixed elevated and surface, while L3 is elevated.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Route K9
Before I got my dog, one of the things I hadn't considered was that as a transit user, I would be taking him along on the bus. But I've discovered a wide disparity in how different public transit agencies treat man's best friend:
- King County Metro buses & Seattle streetcars: Dogs* allowed, must be on leash
- Sound Transit buses & rail: Dogs* must be in carriers
- Washington State Ferries: Dogs* must be in carriers
- Community Transit (Snohomish County): Dogs* must be muzzled
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