Alaskan Way Viaduct: Recurring dream Seattle Post Intelligencer - Dec 31, 2008 Gregoire seems to be interested in the advancing technology for boring, which has been used by Sound Transit. Tunnel backers at the well-versed Cascadia ... |
Yesterday, we made Seattle's decision not to salt the roads Washington's #1 Worst Environmental Moment of 2008. Today, the City announced it was changing the policy:
...the city kept using only de-icer and sand, saying salt could be harmful to Puget Sound. That policy was adopted by the city in 1998 "with the best of intentions," the mayor said, but the last weeks' weather proved the city should amend its plan.
So, a decade-old policy was thrown out in a week. This means either a) the original decision was made without science (but with good intentions) or ...
It was a mixed year for environmental policy and we saw the good and the bad. If there is one theme, however, it is that 2008 was the year of eco-fads. Science and thoughtful policy were set aside frequently in the name of showing "leadership" on environmental issues. As we've noted before, "leadership" is the justification politicians cite when there is no other compelling reason to support a particular policy. What all of these share is not only that they are expensive or science-free, but that they will actually do harm to the environment by distracting from approaches that truly ...
After 22 months at the helm, CEO Tay Yoshitani likes to say it's a new day at the Port of Seattle. A 2007 state audit found the port had wasted $97 million over the past decade, and was vulnerable to contract fraud and abuse. An internal follow-up investigation this month also fo...
Connelly: It's time to get angry about city's snow response Seattle Post Intelligencer - 15 hours ago ... and county officials who regularly ask voters millions for express bus service and billions to extend the not-yet-operating Sound Transit light rail. ... |
Connelly: It's time to get angry about city's snow response Seattle Post Intelligencer - 52 minutes ago ... and county officials who regularly ask voters millions for express bus service and billions to extend the not-yet-operating Sound Transit light rail. ... |
Light rail needs Eastgate link PNW Local News, WA - Dec 20, 2008 If Sound Transit confirms the bridge can support this higher capacity system, Eastside residents should demand a train link to the Eastgate P&R. ... |
Comparing the performance data of the original eight scenarios reveals some very interesting data.
Viaduct planners expect about a 50% increase in transit trips in Seattle over the next seven years. But according to the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) annual ridership reports, transit trips for all of King County have only risen by 13% over the last seven years.
How do they expect such a disproportionate increase in transit ridership?
As I suggested in an earlier post, Viaduct planners are underestimating road demand by assuming a large number of people will either stop driving into Seattle ...