A compelling case as election day approaches MyNorthwest.com (blog) And Sound Transit has just announced that it will continue to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on public art. There was a proposal to reduce that ... and more » |
More Sound Transit board news: 1% for art budget preserved CHS Capitol Hill Seattle By jseattle Thursday's session of the Sound Transit board must have been a busy one. In addition to signing off on the $132.8 million needed to complete a ... and more » |
Metro Transit receives federal grant to go 'off the grid' | Money will buy ... Bellevue Reporter In addition to the grant, the FTA also awarded Metro and Sound Transit $6 million to purchase 40-foot and 60-foot hybrid diesel-electric buses to replace ... and more » |
Tunnel bids are in; environmental impact study now online Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Sound Transit has put out a press release saying the contract to ... In Portland, the Portland-Milwaukee MAX Line and the Streetcar Loop . ... and more » |
(Newly released WSDOT video)
As reported when we covered the Alaskan Way Viaduct South Portal Working Group meeting last week (story here), this week is concluding with two milestones for the proposal to replace its Central Waterfront section with a tunnel: First, the two remaining potential design-build teams presented their proposals yesterday – and Governor Gregoire promises to go public later today with more information on those proposals. Second, the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement is officially published, and the state wants to hear what you think. “Environmental ...
We can't give up on north end HeraldNet Regarding the Monday article concerning the fate of Sound Transit light rail service to the north end, “Light rail up north? It's iffyâ€: I saw this coming a ... |
Seattle thought maybe it was too smart to suffer a recession. Now, political leaders bring their own agendas to deciding how to respond to a real loss of revenue.
Wash gets $31 million more for high-speed rail Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) It's also serves 13 daily Sound Transit commuter trains, according to Congressman Jim McDermott's office. Another $9 million will go to Sound Transit's new ... and more » |
Regardless of your opinion about the Columbia River Crossing project -- the proposed $2.6-to-$3.6 billion bridge and interchange project the stretch of I-5 connecting Portland, OR with Vancouver, WA -- the following video is a great example of what is often called "social math."
Most folks have a lot of trouble making sense of really big numbers. We know that a billion is bigger than a million, but we don't really grok how much money a billion dollars really is. So take a look starting at about minute 1:20, where the video puts $3.6 billion in a ...
Mukilteo could lose state ferry terminal to Everett, Edmonds HeraldNet However, he'd like to see a parking garage “so we don't have a sea of sprawled parking†and so the project could tie into a Sound Transit rail station. ... and more » |