mightymo
I mainly support the surface-transit option, especially since the original replacement options (new viaduct, cut and cover tunnel) would have put all that traffic onto surface streets anyway. I still do, even after moving to West Seattle, but I know it doesn’t really have the support of the unions and others who will get jobs out of a big construction project.
Now I guess we’re going to pay a lot for a tunnel that will still send people onto surface streets (but not until it’s finished or the old viaduct falls down), with no plans or money to mitigate the added surface traffic from folks who won’t pay the tolls. So that’s something to look forward to — added gridlock from SODO to Lower QA.
I love the idea of a bus from West Seattle to Beacon Hill (and the Light Rail), maybe all the way to Columbia City. I think Metro sometimes has the excuse of lakes and bridges for not having more east-west routes that bypass downtown. But that one would be dead simple — we have a bridge that goes nearly the whole way!