Author: Krishna Adettiwar
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Seattle does not need a second downtown tunnel. Here’s why.
Last month, we explored Sound Transit’s Ballard to West Seattle light rail project, (the single most expensive light rail project in human history), coming out at a cost many times higher than much better, fully automated, driverless, grade-separated metro systems in Europe and Asia. This project is expected to drive by far the most ridership…
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Seattle’s Ballard Link: The World’s Most Expensive Subway?
The Link light rail extension to Ballard in Seattle is now estimated to be nearly double the previous estimate at an eye-popping $20-22B. This extension is expected to add 7.7 miles of new light rail service with nine new stations, putting the average cost per mile at a staggering $2.73B per mile. That would make…
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It’s insane that Seattle is considering removing our streetcar instead of improving it.
Introduction Seattle has long had two disconnected streetcars that have received tough love over the years. And rightfully so. The streetcars suck. Our streetcars are so bad that city councilmember Bob Kettle is pushing to get rid of the entire SLU streetcar — the very streetcar that runs through his own district. And there isn’t…
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Dear Seattle, building more housing and protecting trees are not mutually exclusive. Here’s why.
Seattle is a city blessed with an abundance of natural beauty. It’s also a city that is rapidly growing in population, bringing in talent from across the world, but is unequipped to handle it as evidenced by the intensity of the housing crisis. As the city has pushed to adopt the One Seattle Plan, a…