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		<title>By: joshuadf</title>
		<link>http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/08/25/eastside-transit-news/#comment-7907</link>
		<dc:creator>joshuadf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not conjecture at all. The answer in the Times article says &quot;In Mercer Island&#039;s case, design considerations and aesthetics limited the new concrete garage to two levels, with 450 parking stalls. There are no expansion plans in the works.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not conjecture at all. The answer in the Times article says &#8220;In Mercer Island&#8217;s case, design considerations and aesthetics limited the new concrete garage to two levels, with 450 parking stalls. There are no expansion plans in the works.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: joshuadf</title>
		<link>http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/08/25/eastside-transit-news/#comment-7906</link>
		<dc:creator>joshuadf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I know you&#039;re joking, but Seattle Public Library also provides online access if you want it. It&#039;s in the list of &quot;online journals&quot; here, log in with your card number and pin:

http://my2vs8lv9p.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&amp;L=MY2VS8LV9P&amp;N=100&amp;S=T_AZ&amp;C=D

Unfortunately it&#039;s a pain to search the list, so I just bookmark a few that I actually like, such as O&#039;Reilly&#039;s Safari Books Online.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know you&#8217;re joking, but Seattle Public Library also provides online access if you want it. It&#8217;s in the list of &#8220;online journals&#8221; here, log in with your card number and pin:</p>
<p><a href="http://my2vs8lv9p.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&amp;L=MY2VS8LV9P&amp;N=100&amp;S=T_AZ&amp;C=D" rel="nofollow">http://my2vs8lv9p.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&amp;L=MY2VS8LV9P&amp;N=100&amp;S=T_AZ&amp;C=D</a></p>
<p>Unfortunately it&#8217;s a pain to search the list, so I just bookmark a few that I actually like, such as O&#8217;Reilly&#8217;s Safari Books Online.</p>
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		<title>By: Hair Farmer Joe</title>
		<link>http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/08/25/eastside-transit-news/#comment-7889</link>
		<dc:creator>Hair Farmer Joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Regarding &quot;affordable housing&quot; that is being discussed, from what I&#039;ve seen it is only affordable for families making $45-60k a year.  That&#039;s not exactly affordable for many.

As far as making Bellevue walkable and bike-able, it&#039;s a great thought and would be better for traffic and the environment.  In reality, most of the people who can afford to live in Bellevue will not spend their time walking - and I know many cycling enthusiasts who have recently quit riding because of how dangerous it is out there.  This is besides the issue that we only average 58 clear days a year here - and how many people want to show up to work, meetings, etc wet from rain and/or sweating?

I firmly believe there are a couple of possible solutions - people should live close to where they work and that maybe more people and employers should rethink their ideas of the traditional work day.  There are 24 hours in day and perhaps it is time that we start making better use of them?  Why does everyone feel the need to sit in traffic during the same times of day, day after day?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Regarding &#8220;affordable housing&#8221; that is being discussed, from what I&#8217;ve seen it is only affordable for families making $45-60k a year.  That&#8217;s not exactly affordable for many.</p>
<p>As far as making Bellevue walkable and bike-able, it&#8217;s a great thought and would be better for traffic and the environment.  In reality, most of the people who can afford to live in Bellevue will not spend their time walking &#8211; and I know many cycling enthusiasts who have recently quit riding because of how dangerous it is out there.  This is besides the issue that we only average 58 clear days a year here &#8211; and how many people want to show up to work, meetings, etc wet from rain and/or sweating?</p>
<p>I firmly believe there are a couple of possible solutions &#8211; people should live close to where they work and that maybe more people and employers should rethink their ideas of the traditional work day.  There are 24 hours in day and perhaps it is time that we start making better use of them?  Why does everyone feel the need to sit in traffic during the same times of day, day after day?</p>
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		<title>By: Martin H. Duke</title>
		<link>http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/08/25/eastside-transit-news/#comment-7885</link>
		<dc:creator>Martin H. Duke</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, Redmond TC had no more stalls because they took half the lot and sold it off for TOD.  I&#039;m for that.

As for Mercer Island, I would be shocked if the two-level garage was anything but the sole a result of M.I. NIMBYs.  That garage is flush with the ground.

If M.I. residents don&#039;t have a place to park, I bet they have their neighbors to blame.  But that&#039;s conjecture.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, Redmond TC had no more stalls because they took half the lot and sold it off for TOD.  I&#8217;m for that.</p>
<p>As for Mercer Island, I would be shocked if the two-level garage was anything but the sole a result of M.I. NIMBYs.  That garage is flush with the ground.</p>
<p>If M.I. residents don&#8217;t have a place to park, I bet they have their neighbors to blame.  But that&#8217;s conjecture.</p>
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		<title>By: andrew</title>
		<link>http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/08/25/eastside-transit-news/#comment-7880</link>
		<dc:creator>andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I actually don&#039;t, but my employer does.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I actually don&#8217;t, but my employer does.</p>
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		<title>By: andrew</title>
		<link>http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/08/25/eastside-transit-news/#comment-7879</link>
		<dc:creator>andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think we are seeing the same mistake made repeatedly: too few stalls. The Redmond TC opened with 9 more stalls than before. It should have been 90, or 190. 23,000 people live on Mercer Island. 450 stalls is enough for 2% of the population. You&#039;d think they would have shot for at least 5% or 1,200 stalls.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think we are seeing the same mistake made repeatedly: too few stalls. The Redmond TC opened with 9 more stalls than before. It should have been 90, or 190. 23,000 people live on Mercer Island. 450 stalls is enough for 2% of the population. You&#8217;d think they would have shot for at least 5% or 1,200 stalls.</p>
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		<title>By: Zach</title>
		<link>http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/08/25/eastside-transit-news/#comment-7877</link>
		<dc:creator>Zach</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Damn...I don&#039;t know if I can roll with you guys. You&#039;ve got the funds to get behind the DJC pay wall? I usually walk across the street to the library, and read it the old fashioned way.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Damn&#8230;I don&#8217;t know if I can roll with you guys. You&#8217;ve got the funds to get behind the DJC pay wall? I usually walk across the street to the library, and read it the old fashioned way.</p>
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		<title>By: brad</title>
		<link>http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/08/25/eastside-transit-news/#comment-7872</link>
		<dc:creator>brad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The average voter looks at the Mercer Island PnR and sees that it was closed for two years for &#039;expansion&#039; and then when it opens, is full.  It doesn&#039;t instill confidence in urban planning.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The average voter looks at the Mercer Island PnR and sees that it was closed for two years for &#8216;expansion&#8217; and then when it opens, is full.  It doesn&#8217;t instill confidence in urban planning.</p>
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		<title>By: ericn</title>
		<link>http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/08/25/eastside-transit-news/#comment-7869</link>
		<dc:creator>ericn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I wonder what this downtown Bellevue circulator will entail. Traffic in that area can already get pretty bad, so a bus wouldn&#039;t be much faster than walking. Perhaps my dream of a streetcar down the NE 6th pedestrian corridor will finally come true!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wonder what this downtown Bellevue circulator will entail. Traffic in that area can already get pretty bad, so a bus wouldn&#8217;t be much faster than walking. Perhaps my dream of a streetcar down the NE 6th pedestrian corridor will finally come true!</p>
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		<title>By: andrew</title>
		<link>http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/08/25/eastside-transit-news/#comment-7868</link>
		<dc:creator>andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The thing I always complain about is how few parking spots are at each pnr and how there is almost never bike parking</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The thing I always complain about is how few parking spots are at each pnr and how there is almost never bike parking</p>
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		<title>By: ericn</title>
		<link>http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/08/25/eastside-transit-news/#comment-7867</link>
		<dc:creator>ericn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow, yeah. Eastgate is a decent alternative though, since it&#039;s a massive garage with a dedicated HOV ramp. I would have liked to see some mention of leaving cars at home instead of driving to the P&amp;R. Mercer Island isn&#039;t that big; I&#039;d say the top third is within easy walking/biking distance.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, yeah. Eastgate is a decent alternative though, since it&#8217;s a massive garage with a dedicated HOV ramp. I would have liked to see some mention of leaving cars at home instead of driving to the P&amp;R. Mercer Island isn&#8217;t that big; I&#8217;d say the top third is within easy walking/biking distance.</p>
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		<title>By: brad</title>
		<link>http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/08/25/eastside-transit-news/#comment-7844</link>
		<dc:creator>brad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The suggestion that Issaquah or the Highlands is a reasonable alternate to an already-full Mercer Island PnR is INSANE.</description>
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		<title>By: John Jensen</title>
		<link>http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/08/25/eastside-transit-news/#comment-7829</link>
		<dc:creator>John Jensen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We&#039;ve got to give credit to Bellevue&#039;s mayor: He has his fingers on the pulse.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve got to give credit to Bellevue&#8217;s mayor: He has his fingers on the pulse.</p>
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