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Friday, February 16, 2007

Not Even Close

posted by on February 16 at 14:48 PM

In the wake of Governor Christine Gregoire’s Outline of a Plan for a Strategic Framework for Future Discussion for Additional Process for Potential Action on Climate Change, the awesomeness that is the Sightline Institute has a breakdown of West Coast states’ climate policies—and, surprise, Washington State falls far behind.

• In Oregon, Governor Ted Kulongoski has pledged to establish the toughest renewable-energy requirements in the nation and offer tax credits of 50 percent to companies that install or improve renewable energy systems.

• In California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law mandating caps on global-warming emissions.

• And in British Columbia, they just adopted a law stating that “all new and existing electricity produced in B.C. will be required to have net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2016.”

Meanwhile, in Washington, we’re doing a yearlong review of the state’s climate policy to see if maybe we might eventually want to take some action.

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I know what we can do! How about we replace the viaduct with an even larger capacity structure that will allow even MORE cars to spew exhaust.

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Posted by monkey | February 16, 2007 2:59 PM
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Well, since the powers-that-be are working at warp speed to replace the Viaduct...

Posted by Phenics | February 16, 2007 3:01 PM
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No, it is a discussion about thinking about the possibility of discussing if we might consider thinking about having a policy discussion. Pretty lame, no?

Time to get real and DOUBLE LOCAL TRANSIT.

Period.

Posted by Will in Seattle | February 16, 2007 3:06 PM
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Yep, more transit now. I'm 1000% for that. Then in 40 years once a proper rapid transit infrastructure is in place we can have the discussion about the roads we want to remove. Of course, the additional million plus people living here at that point will want to be in on the discussion as well.

Posted by Dave Coffman | February 16, 2007 3:24 PM
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Amen, Coffman.

+Transit? Buses? Street-level Viaduct? Wow. Great idea.

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | February 16, 2007 3:45 PM
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4 & 5: The Plus Transit part has to be rail. 40 years is definitely too long, so we must demand an acceleration of the current planning so that the whole system is in place in 20. That means the central line from Everett to Lakewood, the cross-lake connection from Seattle to Redmond, the Eastside line from Tukwila to Lynnwood, a spur from downtown to West Seattle and then on to the airport junction, another northern spur through Ballard and Northgate and the 522 corridor to the Eastside line, and the full Tacoma spur.

I'm willing to pay for it, and I'm willing to maintain the current roads while transit is under construction, but spending billions on massive new roads or expansions is just a bad idea.

Posted by Cascadian | February 16, 2007 4:16 PM
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Actually, if we do local transit now - we can use hybrid biodiesel busses that use less fuel and are more pro-enviro - and electric-powered streetcars, monorails, and light rail which use hydro, wind, solar, and tidal energy.

All Of The Above (tm).

Not just one - MANY!

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