Take this for what it is. I was cleaning my house while listening so it certainly isn’t a complete record, probably has inaccuracies, and is certainly biased. I feel like a writer for The Stranger! I kid, I kid. It has a few interesting tidbit so I decided to pull it over to the blog from twitter.

  • Bellevue East Link study session lime stream http://bit.ly/eC73Jo
  • It’s funny watching Bellevue council members trying to pick apart the SDEIS. Don’t even try to nit pick with engineers. You will lose.
  • If you want to get nit picky you should first read the appendixes http://bit.ly/eMXq0B
  • … and by nit picky comments (Robertson) I mean snarky and condescending comments, not detailed and genuinely inquisitive comments.
  • Paraphrasing Degginger [in response to Wallace] “how can we write into the scope of work the conclusion of what the study is supposed to determine is true or not“

More after the jump

  • Lee would like to know what the economic benefit of each alignment would be.
  • Bellevue council took a short break (I think). Should be streaming again soon here http://bit.ly/7FPjYd
  • Meeting is starting off with public comment.
  • Now back on East Link. Talking with consultant from Arup. He has a nice German accent.
  • Chelminiak asking what part of the the city’s study needs to be scaled back (tunnel, noise) because of the B7 study.
  • Talking about design review on stations. Lots of discussion about the light rail best practices study. http://bit.ly/ic3Byu
  • It sounds like the Hospital station will be north of NE 8th. I hope but doubt there will be a grade separate crossing of NE 8th.
  • Wallace always ;-) talks in absolutes.
  • The entire best practices study is here. http://bit.ly/h2dRoY
  • Talking about construction impacts of large infrastructure projects.
  • Robertson wants a ton of things.
  • Arup has 7 FTEs on the study.
  • Council is talking about 40/40/20. From a Bellevue perspective getting people to work every day is critical.
  • Degginger asking/talking about why the Eastside transit service underperforms compared to other subareas.
  • I actually agree with Wallace! Kirkland and Bellevue need better transit connections.
  • Balducci talking about how everyone in Bellevue was happy when 40/40/20 passed.
  • Balducci making a really persuasive argument that Bellevue is in the second best place (behind Seattle) with regard to RTTF.
  • Balducci “We have more in common with cities like Shoreline or Seattle, there I said it, than smaller Eastside cities” Yep I agree!
  • Robertson want to add and highlight the need to enhance “geographic equity” in a letter to RTTF
  • City staffer “because of Metro’s financial problems this discussion [RTTF] has really moved forward”
  • Council unanimously agrees on the letter with some changes. Changed “geographic equity” to “geographic connection”?

5 Replies to “East Link Bellevue Council – The Tweet Edition”

  1. Thanks Adam… Lots to think about. Trying to follow council discussions in person would require you have no (no other) job. Following on BTW is hard enough. Most of the nitty gritty I think goes on in study sessions (I try to attend those as much as I can). If you really want influence you have to follow the commission meetings. Yep, it’s really hard to say involved. Part of public process is designed to just wear you down.

  2. Is there any way to pause that video? I can’t seem to find it if there is, and I don’t have enough uninterrupted time to sit and watch it the whole way through. Oh heavens!

  3. Don’t even try to nit pick with engineers. You will lose.

    As an engineer, I wholeheartedly approve of and agree with this statement.

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