Everyone's getting into the act, light rail construction in The Hague
- If you thought ST2 takes a long time, look at the time frames that Los Angeles County’s Measure R has. Some of these projects are going out to 2038. I hope we’re well into ST3 by then.
- You know the “big three” American automakers have been in streep decline when Detroit starts looking at light rail. I hope they build it.
- King County Metro isn’t the only agency with big time funding troubles. Minneapolis’s Metro transit is in such dire straits that they are closing park-and-rides.
- It’s only been open a month, but Phoenix light rail riders are already losing their pants. I don’t expect this to happen here in Seattle.
- Light Rail from Portland to Vancouver, WA will cost about $750 mn, out of the overall $3.1 ~ $4.2 billion or so the I-5 bridg replacement will cost. Plans are moving forward, and federal founding is being sought.
Couple of Images of Arizona LRT below the fold.
No Pants:
Openning day:
Um…this is Seattle we’re talking about. We have parades with nude bicyclists. No pants on the light rail? Someone in Capitol Hill is probably already posting about it on Craigslist. The Stranger will run a feature on it.
I’m thinking nude Link rides.
Seattle did, in fact, celebrate No Pants Day on the streetcar and the monorail:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112225050391
It’s not in Seattle yet, but it’s in Portland. Reports here show that the even exists closer to home. And I have seen reports that it actually happened. Seattle will get its turn….
Looks like they upgraded their writing staff and started pulling from local High Schools.
Stay classy, WillyWee.
I’m not sure I’m confotable with this no-pants agenda that paper has
They’re a solid paper, but except where one of their writers won a pulitzer, they usually pale in comparison to the Mercury. The Mercury is funnier, by far, and their no-pants agenda is clear and unslanted toward any single group.
You’d think that people who live in a town called “phoenix” would get over the whole “phoenix rising” by now, bu I guess not.
Well, don’t hold your breath on that Detroit light rail. It depends on the proposed BRT working well- and my recent post on Orphan Road will give you some idea of how that goes.
if you think the viaduct replacement is an expensive boondoggle, check out the columbia river crossing which would have as many as 12 lanes despite the entire portland freeway system having no more than 6 lanes.
Yea, that bridge is mighty expensive. The only reason it might happen is the cost is split between two state DOTs and the Feds. Even then each share is a fair chunk of change.
IIRC the main reason for so many lanes on the bridge is to accomidate the on/off ramps at either end, somewhat the same reason the Spokane street viaduct is being widened.