Chief
12-16-2007, 06:41 PM
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2004073696_surfaced16.html
Gov. Christine Gregoire is warming to the idea of surface and transit improvements as a sensible solution to the conundrum of what to do about the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct.
If the goal is reasonable replacement of traffic capacity on the waterfront — and elsewhere in Seattle's north-south corridor — this may prove the only politically viable way to move forward. Literally. A narrow boulevard that accommodates very little traffic is not a good idea, but neither is an Indiana speedway with no traffic lights. Remember, one goal is to reconnect downtown and the waterfront.
Gregoire arrives at the surface-transit option in the same way as other experts who simply lack a better idea. Last March, Seattle voters turned down an expensive tunnel, and in slightly less emphatic terms, nixed a replacement elevated roadway.
**SCHNIPP**
Interesting editorial out of the times this morning, about the possible direction on the Alaskan Way viaduct. Worth keeping this on the front burner as the conversation about the State's real transportation needs continues....
Remember what I said about how we view our priorities in Washington much differently thatn Portland does??
Gov. Christine Gregoire is warming to the idea of surface and transit improvements as a sensible solution to the conundrum of what to do about the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct.
If the goal is reasonable replacement of traffic capacity on the waterfront — and elsewhere in Seattle's north-south corridor — this may prove the only politically viable way to move forward. Literally. A narrow boulevard that accommodates very little traffic is not a good idea, but neither is an Indiana speedway with no traffic lights. Remember, one goal is to reconnect downtown and the waterfront.
Gregoire arrives at the surface-transit option in the same way as other experts who simply lack a better idea. Last March, Seattle voters turned down an expensive tunnel, and in slightly less emphatic terms, nixed a replacement elevated roadway.
**SCHNIPP**
Interesting editorial out of the times this morning, about the possible direction on the Alaskan Way viaduct. Worth keeping this on the front burner as the conversation about the State's real transportation needs continues....
Remember what I said about how we view our priorities in Washington much differently thatn Portland does??