Well I guess now that the election is over we are beginning to see a little of what is really going on down at the SMP. First they announce the branding of...
Like the character that Ben Stein played in the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Wow." We already knew that the groundbreaking would be delayed and Yes, it...
Uncertainy makes it more difficult for negotiations BTW ST held private talks with their DB bidders on the tunnel and didn't release the fact that the proposal...
Gosh the Weakly is inaccurate again - contract talks didn't start until after the board approved them the first Weds. of Oct. but hey when one supports a...
I find it rather curious that they are still publicly claiming June 2009 as their target opening date, even with the delay... ... Well I guess now that the...
I'll give them "transparency-challenged," but what have the executive sessions had to do with the contract negotiations? Has someone seen something I haven't? ...
(I was listening to it on webcast while doing my homework.) * there was some further discussion of whether any / how much work got done prior to the election...
I wonder what the basic 'philosophy' of the average taxpayer is about fare structures. I suspect it's something like this: "I pay a premium on my car tabs to...
I would think it would be more like " I pay, won't ride so make it so that the subsidy is minimized - too high of fare will reduce total take, too low will do...
one of the board members -- Kohl-Welles? Laws? i can't remember exactly -- mentioned just such a thing. watch the webcast, you'll see that the board is being...
Are folks suggesting that Monorail is a PREMIUM service?? I assume NOT. actually don't know why I'd even be wringing my hands, the market place will determine...
The fare policy discussion should also take into account the relationship with taxes. A lower fare resulting in higher reidership could also result in taxes...
cleve206@...
Dec 2, 2004 8:56 pm
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provided the agency delivers at least 69,000 rides daily and no subsidy by 2020 it should be very smooth sailing. The fare policy discussion is simple as that...
... nope. there's no hard requirement to deliver 69K rides/day. that's a ridership estimate that was incorporated into the financial numbers upon which the...
agreed that 69,000 is not law, but certainly comes into play when it comes to developing fare policy. if the 69,000 is merely an estimate and bears no role in...
Slight clarification . . . The subsection (3) limitation quoted below only applies to revenue bonds that SMP issues. SMP has no plans at this time to sell...
IF, and I stress the IF, there is a need for a "premium" fare of some sort to ride the monorail that would make it cost more than the Metro bus fare at that...
"The Kubota family doesn't oppose a monorail, and they too would like to raze the old garage, which the neighborhood seems to agree is an eyesore. " ... ...
This is only the beginning of people being forced to sell their property. Many businesses along the route will loose business and probably close due to the...
... property. Many businesses along the route will loose business and probably close due to the disruption during a longer than promised construction period....
to be clear, I'm all for premium packaging (e.g. monthly premium pass for add-on services - wireless/connectivity, concierge services, game-day goodies, etc.)...
And of course if they move the MR bridge to the East side of the Ballard Bridge then it puts Mike's Chili Parlor at risk. Take that out and its war... ... ...
... property. Many businesses along the route will loose business and probably close due to the disruption during a longer than promised construction period....
And Mikes has some serious chemical warfare capability! ... From: greenlaker98103 To: friendsofthemonorail@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004...
WE've got to keep the big picture in mind. I-5 took out thousands of homes and businesses throughout Seattle; in return we get a pipeline carrying 200,000...
