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MCDM: November 2005
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Sunday, November 20, 2005. I am appalled by the lack of balanced coverage in the latest election regarding the Seattle Monorail Project. Having been on the front lines and understanding the gross misrepresentation of the Project facts and its finances, I understand first hand what Big Media agenda can do to public opinion. Did you know that the project never cost $11 billion and even the Times and PI couldn’t agree on their figures? Grass roots movements like 2045 Seattle ( http:/ 2045seattle.org/. And b...
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Seattle Monorail Blog: July 2005
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Covering the topics of monorails, the Seattle Monorail Project, monorail public art, and Seattle public transit. Friday, July 29, 2005. Questions raised at recent public hearing. The PI reports on some of the issues brought up at last night's public hearing. Michael Taylor of the Friends of the Monorail. Group estimated that the system would reach capacity west of the West Seattle Bridge within five years because the bridge would carry a single rail. Posted by Joe Goldberg @ 3:56 PM. Posted by Joe Goldbe...
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Seattle Monorail Blog: October 2005
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Covering the topics of monorails, the Seattle Monorail Project, monorail public art, and Seattle public transit. Wednesday, October 26, 2005. New Finance Plan: Costs cut by 64%. Yesterday, SMP released a finance plan. That brings the $11 billion price tag down to $3.9 billion. The growth rate of MVET revenue will make or break this plan. I was at the SMP meeting on Monday where this budget was voted on, and experts on both sides of the debate spoke about their projections for MVET growth. The opposition'...
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Seattle Monorail Blog: June 2005
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Covering the topics of monorails, the Seattle Monorail Project, monorail public art, and Seattle public transit. Thursday, June 30, 2005. Team Monorail: F*ck Yeah! Backed out of the SMP bidding process last year, leaving their competitor, Cascadia Monorail Co. Alone in the field, winning the contract by default. Now Team Monorail wants to get back in the action. And thinks they have a better plan than Cascadia. Via washington state political report. Posted by Joe Goldberg @ 8:06 AM. You'll find this site...
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Seattle Monorail Blog: November 2005
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Covering the topics of monorails, the Seattle Monorail Project, monorail public art, and Seattle public transit. Wednesday, November 30, 2005. Costing 25 cents, will replace the Grey Line. It's got extened hours on New Years Eve, so you can stumbe home safely. Human error caused the Seattle monorail accident. The inbound [i.e. southbound] driver failed to yield to the other train at the point where the tracks are too close together for passing, officials said Wednesday. Posted by Joe Goldberg @ 9:21 PM.
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Seattle Monorail Blog: December 2005
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Covering the topics of monorails, the Seattle Monorail Project, monorail public art, and Seattle public transit. Thursday, December 15, 2005. More on SMP's land. The Seattle Weekly explains. How it's a bit more complicated than just selling the land back to the previous owners and calling it a wash. However, former owners and the general public can submit bids on the properties, which are being eyed by commercial developers and public agencies, as well. Posted by Joe Goldberg @ 9:38 PM. Developers didn't...
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Seattle Monorail Blog: August 2005
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Covering the topics of monorails, the Seattle Monorail Project, monorail public art, and Seattle public transit. Tuesday, August 30, 2005. Mayor Nickels stands firm on monorail deadline. Mayor Greg Nickels stood firm. Monday on his demand that the Seattle Monorail Project decide what to do with itself by Sept. 15, keeping the pressure on the beleaguered monorail agency to come up with a salvage plan. Posted by Joe Goldberg @ 9:24 PM. Friday, August 19, 2005. Monorail in the news. Tuesday, August 16, 2005.
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Recluse reflections
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Recluse reflections: Monorail: No traffic relief for Queen Anne. Notes on spaces seen through windows. But now he knows these hills, that is to say he knows them better, and if ever again he sees them from afar it will be I think with other eyes, and not only that but the within, all that inner space one never sees, the brain and heart and other caverns where thought and feeling dance their sabbath, all this too quite differently disposed. More blogs about Seattle. Monday, October 31, 2005. It also sugge...
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Cascadia Scorecard Weblog: Loco-motive
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Northwest Environment Watch's take on the news that really matters. Laquo; Monorail Stopped In Its Tracks. September 23, 2005. Pretty good blow-by-blow coverage. Of the monorail's unraveling in the. We're not dead yet. Proclaims the monorail board. Just minutes ago, the board unanimously agreed to send the monorail back to the voters this November. This is apparently a last ditch effort to resuscitate the project in the face of stern opposition. What the heck is going on? Silver lining, however. A sh...
