I vaguely recall that the first proposal on this forum for light rail to West Seattle had it at-grade on Fauntleroy. Problems were noted and the proposal...
Might I remind everyone that Sound Transit is currently in charge of THREE different technologies? ... Good luck. ST already looked at MR over the I-90 ...
Everyone seems to conveniently forget that the Mayor and SCC control four out of nine seats on the SMP Board. ... Not really. It was Joel Horn, Tom Weeks, and...
Wow! Imagine that... a report that uses false and misleading data to oppose monorail. But our political leaders would never do such a thing, right? ... We...
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Nov 1, 2005 6:47 pm
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... The monorail bookend approach fell flat a while back. Primarily because of the dual transfer - in reality up to 3 transfers when you include the bus to...
Nah, they should have digital cameras by 2040 when you actually would get around to building one. In the meantime, gonna be a lot of electeds fired when people...
While donating $$$ to the campaign to get their ad on cable is of utmost importance, we can also do some grassroots media campaigning of our own... I just sent...
... An LRT branch to West Seattle would provide for one less transfer to go downtown than a "bookend" monorail segment that terminated south of downtown;...
Anyone been following what's going on with the school district? School critics start to pile it on Leadership under fire after Gates Foundation kills grant ...
The number of folks taking transit to the airport vs. commuting downtown pale in comparison. It's a little known fact that outside places like Vegas or ...
Would anyone advocating a light rail alternative please tell us what streets it would go on? And how many lanes it would take out? Thanks. ... From: Greg &...
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Nov 2, 2005 12:33 am
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Why would someone from West Seattle take light rail through Downtown to the airport? It would be faster for many of us to take buses there... ... ...
Could go anywhere if it was in a tunnel -- one of the great advantages of tunnels is that they completely frees the designer from the need to follow the street...
The 3 technologies that ST is currently building are very distinct and serve distinct and separate constituencies and purposes. However, to the best of my...
Thanks, Greenlaker.....okay, a tunnel! soooooooo......where does the tunnel go and how much does it cost? please remember it is $456 m per mile for lrt going...
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Nov 2, 2005 1:08 am
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uuugh. The answer is much simpler than automatically getting out the TBM (tunnel boring machine) at 2x-3x the cost of elevated. An elevated LR solution would...
... I have to admit that I hadn't considered that there probably would be a more direct bus service from West Seattle to the airport through White Center. I...
... the ... lanes ... route ... cover ... monorail ... rectangular ... the ... (not ... are ... 1. The 7'6"x17' monorail block is see through. The 7'x24'...
Yup, you are right. The design answer is not just pulling out the TBM and digging a hole. But the TBM option does give you design flexibility, and that...
Who knows, ST might even propose BRT with a direct connection to the E3 busway as the best system. But right now I am sure ST is focused on serving other...
Over and over, people keep telling you that your numbers are wrong yet you keep stating the incorrect information. Monorail construction is 130 million a mile...
I wonder if anyone has done a study on the costs of light rail once it's up and running? I'm talking about litigation costs, vehicle repair, lost revenue...
... agreed, and that is why monorail sits tops on my list. that said, are these enough to offset the cost of 6 miles vs. 3.5 miles, and direct transit...
I'd leave Greenlaker, be he's the only one spouting off about surface grade LR and the joy of boring tunnels into hillsides ... it's up and running? I'm ... ...
Na, I would be very surprised if ST suggested a 100% tunneled route to serve WS. I am sure they would propose some mix of elevated, at grade, and tunneled --...
This is an interesting and seemingly perpetual discussion (LRT vs. monorail), and having been involved directly in building both, I would love to try and weigh...
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