Comments on: Westneat: ST2 better deal than I-405 widening

By: Aristarchus

Aristarchus — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:44:56 +0000

Do not marry with foolishness. There may be children.

By: Seattle Transit Blog » Re: Rapid Ride Buses May Not Materialize

Seattle Transit Blog » Re: Rapid Ride Buses May Not Materialize — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:13:55 +0000

[...] Westneat: ST2 better deal than I-405 widening [...]

By: Ben Schiendelman

Ben Schiendelman — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:15:00 +0000

I would call it beautifully simple, myself. ;)

There’s more, too: The 405 expansion won’t keep carrying more and more people with the same trip times, year after year – it’ll require yet another massive investment in the same corridor. The light rail will keep carrying more and more people every year as it matures, with no additional capital cost (except more trains) – and the more trains you add, the more convenient the service becomes. I-405 projects don’t provide the parking necessary for all those new cars – but most light rail trips in that corridor don’t require parking, meaning you get more usable office and residential space.

By: TroyJMorris

TroyJMorris — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:05:00 +0000

I wondering why the http://www.notoprop1.org/ have a “Special Report” which is a link to a Houston ABC affiliate’s website which shows a YouTube video of cars crashing into light-rails….

The entire article is about how horrible drivers in Houston are, not how dangerous LRTs are.

I lived in PDX and I’ve seen shitty drivers drive the WRONG WAY down a LIGHTRAIL LANE. And they didn’t get hurt.

By: TroyJMorris

TroyJMorris — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:48:00 +0000

That is beautifully simplistic.

I feel like printing this out and posting it everywhere (that is likely to vote no)