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Comment by Big Sven

Big Sven — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:03:00 -0800

2012.

Comment by boxofbirds

boxofbirds — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:06:48 -0800

I think we should start thinking about considering some transit improvements somewhere around 2024.

Comment by Woot!

Woot! — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:06:57 -0800

Richard'll make the trains run on time - he's got a great head for numbers.

Comment by boxofbirds

boxofbirds — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:09:48 -0800

With a firm deadline of 2030 for a brainstorming session.

Comment by Touring

Touring — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:09:59 -0800

I think Richard McIver is much more aggressive than Conlin.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:31:53 -0800

I think Richard wants to study it for a few more decades ...

Comment by Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:32:47 -0800

Conlin killed the monorail - even if others are attributed. Smarty pants, and bulldog on the inside stuff.

Very pro gay - no surprise from a femme man who has most likely been insulted as if he were.

Comment by Clint

Clint — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:06:07 -0800

Hopefully he can get it on the ballot by 2010, so you can convince The Stranger to come out against it for not being transity enough.

Comment by Stranger Ombudswoman

Stranger Ombudswoman — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:38:57 -0800

Oh, snap, Clint!

Comment by Greg

Greg — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:33:58 -0800

Well, Erica, maybe you and Will in Seattle can team up on a white paper to explain to Mr. Conlin exactly where ST screwed up with Prop. 1, and exactly what they need to put on the ballot this fall.

Comment by chas Redmond

chas Redmond — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:26:23 -0800

Here's a thought, from the P-I story about visiting convention moguls and their comments on our fair town:

"Other visitors picked on some Seattle sore spots. After praising the shopping and coffee, Yeen Mankin of San Francisco lamented, "You need some sort of rapid transport system in the city."

"in the city."

Not out to anywhere else. Okay, I'll grant that it's a single opinion from a single visitor. Yeah, downtown's eminently walkable - how're ya gonna get to Fremont? Or the U? or - dare I say it - Alki Beach?

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:33:15 -0800

Actually, a lot of other people said we need rapid transit in the city, not just one.

Which is why I keep pushing for doubling all forms of local transit. Every. Single. One.

Yup, including the monorail and the streetcar.

Comment by Big Sven

Big Sven — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:42:06 -0800

Will in Seattle-

What does this do to your promise back in the RTID debate that we would have a transit bill by the end of February?

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:05:15 -0800

I said 2008, as I recall. I said they could do it as early as Feb 2008 (which I recommended since it's my birth month and I like having fun parties).

Now, others at the time were saying we wouldn't get anything until 2010 or 2012 ... but they were (and are) wrong.

Regardless, they're still building the ST light rail until way past 2012, so it's not that big a deal.

Comment by Big Sven

Big Sven — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:21:59 -0800

Will in Seattle-

Regardless, they're still building the ST light rail until way past 2012, so it's not that big a deal.

Ummmmm... what? I'm confused. I thought getting a good new transit bill in a timely fashion was important. Can you restate your argument more simply, and with very small words? Remember I'm from the East Side.