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Posted by Sounder
on June 7, 2022, 11:59:06, in reply to "remember when the world's largest bore (not you, hey yo!) got stuck and they had to"
at the end of the day, we have a new car tunnel that people use and a new light rail system that they don't use.  Previous Messagetunnel down to get it unstuck? tunnels generally are the most expensive way to address an issue. Previous MessageI voted for it. The main benefit is that it opens up the waterfront to the Pike Place corridor. Previous MessagePrevious Messageit goes one direction, straight north and south, and if you don't live on that line, it's basically useless. I've used it a few times, but frankly it's still faster and about the same price as driving (and I have a free transit pass through work). Previous Messageon existing roads. Is seattle the city that did their own "tunnel" or was it Portland? Previous MessageThe Seattle transit system is billions over budget for the current plans. https://mynorthwest.com/1000158/sound-transit-over-budget-dori/ https://mynorthwest.com/1063742/sound-transit-4-billion-over-budget/ https://www.theurbanist.org/2021/01/08/sound-transit-reveals-big-jump-in-cost-estimates-for-ballard-and-west-seattle-link/ Previous MessagePrevious MessagePrevious Messageyou can force people out of their cars by making it really difficult to park and drive, but it's not going to make their lives better, and they will resent you for it. Previous Messagewalkable, bikable, public transitable solutions. Previous MessagePrevious MessageExceptions would be any restaurant within a quarter mile of an on/off ramp. No reason for the McDonald's at Damen & Chicago or Logan & Milwaukee to have a drive thru. Related, it should be illegal for drive thru lines to spill out onto public roads. |
- complainant June 7, 2022, 14:21:48