Promises, promises

Yet more of those Seattle Prop 1 signs are up, many more captioned “Fix This Street!” than “More Bike Trails!”, and now that’s really starting to ring like a false promise — we’ve looked at the collateral (starts on page 33 of this City Voters’ Guide; the ordinance placing it on the ballot can be read in full here), and we’re just not seeing specifics on exactly which streets they’re promising these extra taxes will fix.

Meantime, on the state level, would you recognize your state legislators if you were standing next to them at the supermarket? Might as well have a look. All three of them have Republican opponents for this election — here’s the matchup for state senator, for  “position 1” state rep, and for “position 2” state rep. (Click the “statement” links on those pages, and you’ll see their photos.)

1 Reply to "Promises, promises"

  • Mickymse October 19, 2006 (1:45 pm)

    While you’re correct that there are few specifics in Prop 1, I can at least tell you that I have sat down with one of the transit planners to discuss some of the needs in West Seattle and Ballard since we’re not getting a monorail. They’ve spent plenty of time looking at what needs to be fixed in the corridor — especially if we’re going to realize more transit in the corridor if the County’s “Transit Now” proposal passes…

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