Comments on: Five more days… http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/13/five-more-days/ Transit in the Greater Seattle Area Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:22:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ben Schiendelman http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/13/five-more-days/#comment-54994 Ben Schiendelman Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:00:22 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6334#comment-54994 It's good to know you and John Niles are looking out for us by trying to drum up fear! If you were actually going out in Pioneer Square, you'd know those fights are mutual - started by drunk idiots - and rarely involve others.
It’s good to know you and John Niles are looking out for us by trying to drum up fear!

If you were actually going out in Pioneer Square, you’d know those fights are mutual – started by drunk idiots – and rarely involve others.

]]> By: Ben Schiendelman http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/13/five-more-days/#comment-54758 Ben Schiendelman Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:38:33 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6334#comment-54758 Yeah, the feds say we spend 1% on art... it's pretty amazing that our reporters don't really cover that at the Times.
Yeah, the feds say we spend 1% on art… it’s pretty amazing that our reporters don’t really cover that at the Times.

]]> By: Lloyd http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/13/five-more-days/#comment-54674 Lloyd Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:58:57 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6334#comment-54674 Everyone is welcome Tuesday at Pacific Place. The ST folks will be primaruly marketing and outreach folks - not sure they'll be able to answer many "operational" or "technical" types of questions. Link Light Rail awareness event at Pacific Place: WHAT: "How to Ride Link Open House", hosted by SoundTransit WHERE: Pacific Place atrium WHEN: Tuesday, July 14 from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. The SoundTransit team will pass out brochures and answer questions people have about Link. Please feel free to come on by!
Everyone is welcome Tuesday at Pacific Place. The ST folks will be primaruly marketing and outreach folks – not sure they’ll be able to answer many “operational” or “technical” types of questions.

Link Light Rail awareness event at Pacific Place:

WHAT: “How to Ride Link Open House”, hosted by SoundTransit

WHERE: Pacific Place atrium

WHEN: Tuesday, July 14 from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

The SoundTransit team will pass out brochures and answer questions people have about Link. Please feel free to come on by!

]]> By: Gary http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/13/five-more-days/#comment-54671 Gary Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:26:11 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6334#comment-54671 Be careful on the street in Pioneer Sq Friday & Saturday nights. They see a lot of busted faces up at Harborview from lame fights that break out in the evenings.
Be careful on the street in Pioneer Sq Friday & Saturday nights. They see a lot of busted faces up at Harborview from lame fights that break out in the evenings.

]]> By: Gordon Werner http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/13/five-more-days/#comment-54637 Gordon Werner Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:07:41 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6334#comment-54637 When LINK starts service, it will also have 5 street-level stations Stadium SODO Columbia City Othello Rainier Beach
When LINK starts service, it will also have 5 street-level stations

Stadium
SODO
Columbia City
Othello
Rainier Beach

]]> By: Tim http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/13/five-more-days/#comment-54618 Tim Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:10:50 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6334#comment-54618 I made the mistake of reading the comments on today's piece about STart. Most of it is people bitching that the money was "wasted" on the art when it could have been spent on something else. And one guy failed to realize that the art was put in before the recession, and thought the money should have been put on hold until the economy "improves." (Note that the author thinks that recession is a relative term as his spending habits have not changed since the media has declared an economic recession).
I made the mistake of reading the comments on today’s piece about STart. Most of it is people bitching that the money was “wasted” on the art when it could have been spent on something else. And one guy failed to realize that the art was put in before the recession, and thought the money should have been put on hold until the economy “improves.” (Note that the author thinks that recession is a relative term as his spending habits have not changed since the media has declared an economic recession).

]]> By: Ben Schiendelman http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/13/five-more-days/#comment-54612 Ben Schiendelman Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:34:27 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6334#comment-54612 Yeah, I just don't like giving the Times traffic these days. Those pieces always have something ridiculous buried in them.
Yeah, I just don’t like giving the Times traffic these days. Those pieces always have something ridiculous buried in them.

]]> By: Tim Whittome http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/13/five-more-days/#comment-54607 Tim Whittome Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:12:50 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6334#comment-54607 Yes, it is definitely a varied line to say the least! By the way, I have not seen any comments about the Seattle Times profiling the line and stations over the previous 8 weeks or so? Were you all, like me, dreading that Mike Lindblom would come up with something derogatory? Fortunately, he was reasonably restrained and did manage to find at least one person for each station who was looking forward to Link. Naturally, he found others who were not, but for the most part, the articles were not as negative as one might have expected from him, even if they were drained of the excitement most of us have here. I think that Link will become nicely embedded over time with all of the communities it serves. It will clearly help those needing to get to the airport and unlike the 194, it will not be at risk of getting stuck in traffic. Link will clearly speed up the rejuvenation of the Rainier Valley corridor and transit-oriented-development will flourish in time. Mr. Lindblom and others will I am sure remark on partially empty trains but lets look at this all as a strong downpayment on a house as yet unbuilt but which promises to be as a beacon on a hill if you will forgive the pun. Tim
Yes, it is definitely a varied line to say the least!

By the way, I have not seen any comments about the Seattle Times profiling the line and stations over the previous 8 weeks or so? Were you all, like me, dreading that Mike Lindblom would come up with something derogatory? Fortunately, he was reasonably restrained and did manage to find at least one person for each station who was looking forward to Link. Naturally, he found others who were not, but for the most part, the articles were not as negative as one might have expected from him, even if they were drained of the excitement most of us have here.

I think that Link will become nicely embedded over time with all of the communities it serves. It will clearly help those needing to get to the airport and unlike the 194, it will not be at risk of getting stuck in traffic. Link will clearly speed up the rejuvenation of the Rainier Valley corridor and transit-oriented-development will flourish in time. Mr. Lindblom and others will I am sure remark on partially empty trains but lets look at this all as a strong downpayment on a house as yet unbuilt but which promises to be as a beacon on a hill if you will forgive the pun.

Tim

]]> By: Ben Schiendelman http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/13/five-more-days/#comment-54588 Ben Schiendelman Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:12:48 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6334#comment-54588 Hah! I didn't even notice that. That's a great one.
Hah! I didn’t even notice that. That’s a great one.

]]> By: Gordon Werner http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/13/five-more-days/#comment-54585 Gordon Werner Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:58:17 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6334#comment-54585 When LINK starts service, it will have 5 underground stations: Westlake University Pioneer Square Intl District Beacon Hill
When LINK starts service, it will have 5 underground stations:

Westlake
University
Pioneer Square
Intl District
Beacon Hill

]]> By: Lloyd http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/13/five-more-days/#comment-54579 Lloyd Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:35:16 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6334#comment-54579 And... lest we forget... for others of us (many with greying hair, now) it has been a 45 year wait. At last, at last!
And… lest we forget… for others of us (many with greying hair, now) it has been a 45 year wait. At last, at last!

]]> By: AJ http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/07/13/five-more-days/#comment-54575 AJ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:17:58 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=6334#comment-54575 And then two weeks later, I'll be living by Pioneer Square Station and can use Link for so much stuff!
And then two weeks later, I’ll be living by Pioneer Square Station and can use Link for so much stuff!

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