Meltdown Hits Transit Agencies

October 28th, 2008
Recent news report indicate that up to 30 transit agencies may need to cut service in order to meet payments demanded by banks because of the financial meltdown. These payments are a part of “sell/leaseback” arrangements the transit agencies entered into over the last decade or so as a way to “creatively finance” some of [...]

Lakewood gets ready for a lot more rail – TheNewsTribune.com

October 27th, 2008

Lakewood gets ready for a lot more rail
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - 8 hours ago
Sound Transit is spending some $350 million to build and improve the route, including building an elevated crossing in the Dome District. ...

Eyman’s I-985 invites road tragedies

October 26th, 2008
Our latest Eyman initiative: An invitation to road kill.

The Good & the Bad on I-985 – Sound Politics

October 26th, 2008

The Good & the Bad on I-985
Sound Politics, WA - 12 hours ago
... (without any money to make that happen). PS I'm also voting no on Sound Transit's Prop 1., which will surprise some longtime readers. More on that later.

Federal transportation officials say Eyman's initiative could be … – Seattle Times

October 25th, 2008

Federal transportation officials say Eyman's initiative could be ...
Seattle Times, United States - 5 hours ago
The letter lists nine locations along Interstates 5, 90 and 405 where "direct-access" ramps, built as a Sound Transit project, allow buses and car pools to ...

When roads and rail collide – Seattle Times

October 24th, 2008

When roads and rail collide
Seattle Times, United States - 11 hours ago
By James F. Vesely PROPOSITION 1 — the Sound Transit extension — and Initiative 985, from Tim Eyman, deserve each other and should be thought of as one ...

The politics of the parks levy – Crosscut

October 24th, 2008

The politics of the parks levy
Crosscut, WA - 6 hours ago
Nickels put most of his eggs in the Sound Transit basket for this year, steering Seattle Center off the ballot and trying to keep the parks levy off as well ...

Election Suggestions – Sound Politics

October 23rd, 2008

Election Suggestions
Sound Politics, WA - 11 hours ago
Sound Transit Proposition 1 to expand mass transit - This puts us close to a 10% sales tax and spends billions (they say $17.9B) primarily to push light ...

The Broadway light rail jet figher controversy? Nobody cares – Seattle Post Intelligencer

October 23rd, 2008

The Broadway light rail jet figher controversy? Nobody cares
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 13 hours ago
But Justin Carder of the Capitol Hill Seattle blog went to Sound Transit's latest open house Wednesday night where the artist, Mike Ross, gave an update. ...

Are Seattleites Wearying of Taxes? – Examiner.com

October 23rd, 2008

Are Seattleites Wearying of Taxes?
Examiner.com - 2 hours ago
... would push that to nearly $1 billion, and that number grows even more if you factor in Sound Transit's Proposition 1 measure to expand light rail. ...
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