Great! So next question - what is being done to make sure that city hall, the treasurer's office, Sound Transit, and the rest of the anti-cities can't simply...
... new tax. if you recall, it seemed like quite a good idea at the time -- "let's not ding the taxpayers for money that we don't need" -- but in year 2 people...
The SMP had several other taxes they could have selected, and they could have set a higher MVET rate. Against the advice of their own finance director, they...
Agreed: The SMP has made blaming others into an art form – and they are continuing with this flawed attitude. Note this quote from Tom Weeks last night: ...
Before anyone gets too enthused about the idea of SMP going back to the voters for more MVET (or other taxes), someone needs to figure out whether under state...
It's difficult to see how needed changes can be made at the SMP with Tom Weeks and Kristina Hill remaining on the Board. Joel may be the current scapegoat,...
I am certainly not enthused at the prospect of of 5th vote on monorail. Do we have to keep doing that until opponents kill the project? There's been a lot of...
... Urban Maglev forum ... Line if the RFP is ... a rubber-tire ... in the SMP's court on ... MTrans, which took the ... submait a proposal. ... maglev CM200...
In a message dated 7/1/2005 10:29:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, ebrighton@... writes: the key decisions, the ethical tone, was set by Weeks and Hill. ...
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"vehicle, which is a US-spec design, is 3.2m (10'6") wide, 3.65m (11'6") high, 24.3m (80') long," So can I guess that the width of the beam is about 8'? -Gary-...
Joel mentioned this to us the other day and it, frankly, makes absolutely no sense to me. The RCW estblishing a monorail authority clearly gives us the power...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2002354257_danny01.html By Danny Westneat Seattle Times staff columnist How do we get out now? How do we...
Don't claim know any of the legal details/RCW. Regardless, the approach needs to be multi-pronged, with a deal AND a financing plan that are both palatable to...
Hey Monorailers! Even more news posted on the FoM Website at http://www.monorail.org -- including a copy of Sen. Jacobsen's letter to Gov. Gregoire calling for...
Unfortunately, these are not monorail supporters, nor do they really want a monorail. Instead, they are looking for a quick fix at a cheap price, all neatly...
... (80') ... Gary -- The HSST100/200 "rail gauge" is 1.7m (5'6"). The maglev reaction rails stick out from the side of the beam at the top of the beam and...
Hi Ed, While I have always thought that the all weather capability of a MagLev would be good for Seattle, the three issues currently that must be satisfied...
Friends of Monorail - In the politically charged situation of this week, its time to recall what we want: * More and better mobility in Seattle * On time, on...
So next week is shaping up to be Design Week and an opportunity for the public to comment on the design elements and requirements for the monorail. Keeping the...
Nice to see the King County Executive picked the one good piece about monorail in today's papers for his E-clips subscribers Building a better monorail for a...
July 1, 2005 In this issue: Seattle Monorail Project Discusses Next Steps Outlined at Board Finance Committee Meeting Monorail Meetings, Events, Public...
... Gary - At the '98 Seattle Monorail Conference HSST presented a slide comparing the civil costs of Hitachi monorail with an HSST100 in the same 9km...
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Board Chair blames Council... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/230910_monorail01.html Weeks suggested that the main problem with the monorail...
Given the increased likelihood of a rebid, this issues warrants continued discussion. I appreciate the thoughtfulness of your answer, Mr. Stone, but I still...
Great find, Greg, thanks for posting. The article conforms with what I have heard about the problems with the Bombardier "tram-bus" in Nancy. No need to go to...
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