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 [...]
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October 27th, 2008
Lakewood gets ready for a lot more railTheNewsTribune.com, WA - 8 hours agoSound Transit is spending some $350 million to build and improve the route, including building an elevated crossing in the Dome District. ... |
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October 26th, 2008
Our latest Eyman initiative: An invitation to road kill.
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October 26th, 2008
The Good & the Bad on I-985Sound 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. |
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October 25th, 2008
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October 24th, 2008
When roads and rail collideSeattle Times, United States - 11 hours agoBy 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 ... |
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October 24th, 2008
The politics of the parks levyCrosscut, WA - 6 hours agoNickels 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 ... |
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October 23rd, 2008
Election SuggestionsSound Politics, WA - 11 hours agoSound 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 ... |
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October 23rd, 2008
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October 23rd, 2008
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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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