Slog - Comments on Monday Morning's Commute

Comment by Big Sven

Big Sven — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:30:11 -0800

You're right- there's no *possible* way having another lane closed could make this commute worse...

Why are you predicting traffic flows? Won't the meta-story be tomorrow night, if in fact traffic *isn't* bad? Can we razz you if it is bad?

Comment by Dan Savage

Dan Savage — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:32:01 -0800

Yes, you may. And it probably will be bad -- because everyone predicted total chaos last week, and it failed to materialize. So now folks are going to be complacent, and doubt the same sources of sky-is-falling squealing. So this time it may.

Comment by Big Sven

Big Sven — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:59:47 -0800

So if traffic's not bad tomorrow morning the PI's guilty of fearmongering, and if the traffic *is* bad the PI's guilty of having created a culture of apathy through *last* week's fearmongering?

I look forward to the Stranger article *after* the construction is done, looking at I-5, 99, and Rainier traffic during the construction and what the implications are for the viaduct options. Until then it's just random noise.

Comment by someone who ACTUALLY drives

someone who ACTUALLY drives — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:46:15 -0800

People who can't drive should stay out of matters that don't pertain to them, Dan.

Now why don't you run along and play while the grown-ups discuss alternate routes to work?

Comment by jamier

jamier — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:13:46 -0800

I can drive and I have a hellish hour-long commute each way every day. I don't give a shit about lane closures. I'm still floored every time there's a new front-page headline about this mile or so of I-5 lane closures. What is it now, 10 front-page headlines about the lane closures between the two dailies? More?

I'm in the process of finding an alternate route to work (ie, finding a job within walking distance). I feel like an asshole every time I get on the freeway in the morning, and so should you.

Comment by Cato the Younger Younger

Cato the Younger Younger — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:02:39 -0800

@4, AMEN!!!! Doesn't Dan like live a few blocks from his work anyway?

Comment by zzyzx

zzyzx — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:44:26 -0800

I think the real moral of this story is how much job exporting has already happened to the eastside. The real bottleneck isn't 5, it's 405.

Comment by Mr. X

Mr. X — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:56:05 -0800

Stranger writers break arms patting selves on back prematurely - news at 11.

Comment by pjp

pjp — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:55:29 -0800

@7,

Damn straight about jobs moving to the Eastside. Working on the Eastside now, get job offers all the time for other Eastside companies, but can't find the equivalent in Seattle to save my life.

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