Long Commutes are Bad For You
From MSNBC: http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2011/08/16/7390679-yes-your-commute-is-bad-for-you-too Hmm, ya think? Ben
Puget Sound Transportation Projects
My thoughts on transportation in the Puget Sound area and transportation issues in general.
Archive for 2011/08
Could States Tax By The Mile?
From MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44122391/ns/business-autos/ With the reduction in miles driven, higher efficiency vehicles and upcoming non-gas powered vehicles, new ways need to be found to fund transportation maintenance and improvements. One proposal is to tax by the mile. In many ways I agree with this program. Those who drive more will pay more. If you don’t [...]
Alaskan Way Tunnel Will Go Under 158 Buildings
From KOMO-TV: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/127744468.html Article talks about how the Alaskan Way Viaduct bored tunnel will go under 158 buildings, and the risks for settlement. Ben
Celebrate 10 Years of the MAX Red Line!
http://trimet.org/max/10years.htm The MAX Red Line to the airport opened September 10th 2001. Celebrate it’s 10th year anniversary at this site! Ben
Tacoma’s Nalleys Closes
From The Seattle Times: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2015848440_nalley08.html Tacoma’s Nalley factory has closed. This is the food processing plant that gave the Nalley Valley, and the Nalley Valley Viaduct, its name. Ben
The High Speed Rail Lie
From the San Francisco Chronicle: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F08%2F03%2FEDTD1KID15.DTL Interesting article debunking some of the concerns about the California High Speed Rail Project. I definitely have to vouch for French high speed rail. We took the German ICE (running on French lines) from Paris to Saarbruecken, Germany and it took less than 2 hours traveling at a maximum [...]
State Adds Rumble Strips at SR 16 Interchange
From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/08/02/1769148/state-dot-adds-rumble-strips-at.html WSDOT has added rumble strips at the SR 16 Sprague Avenue exit. This ramp, requiring slowing to 15mph, has seen several accidents. Let’s see if these work. Ben
Bellevue’s Light Rail Tunnel to Cost $160 Million
From KING-5: http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellevue/Bellevues-light-rail-tunnel-to-cost-city-160-million–126618613.html Sound Transit, in conjunction with the City of Bellevue, has decided to run East Link in a tunnel through the downtown area. The tunnel will cost $276 million more than a street-level route, but Sound Transit will cover part of the extra cost. This is the way things should work. It is [...]
Metro Rejects Anti-Tobacco Ads
From KING-5: http://www.king5.com/news/local/Metro-rejects-anti-tobacco-ads-over-policy-126621668.html Metro Transit has rejected ads on their buses for an anti-smoking campaign promoted by the King County Health Department. They say it violates a policy put in place after the controversial Israeli and Palestinian ad issues last Fall. They will no longer accept non-commercial ads. While unfortunate, due to the earlier controversy [...]
Buildings Being Demolished for Light Rail
From KOMO-TV: http://greenlake.komonews.com/news/transportation/8-roosevelt-buildings-head-toward-demolition-light-rail/656307 Eight buildings will be torn down around the future Roosevelt station on the North Link extension. While unfortunate, expanding the current system to Northgate and eventually Lynnwood will dramatically help with congestion. Ben