Okay, so… let me get this straight. The Seattle Times has long editorialized against building light rail “because it would cost so much and do so little.” But now that East Link has been approved by voters, against their repeated objections, they’re embracing as “creative” and “innovative” the most expensive route through Bellevue?
THE Eastside has emerged as a strong, enthusiastic proponent of light rail, joining innovative ideas and long-range visions of the region’s development, making civic leaders’ call for a tunnel under downtown Bellevue worth serious consideration.
Sound Transit officials estimate a tunnel would add between $500 million to $600 million to the overall cost of the regional transit expansion between downtown Seattle and downtown Redmond. The added cost shouldn’t be taken lightly. Nor should it be discounted as economically out of reach.
I am soooo confused.
Does anyone even pay attention to the Seattle Times anymore? If so, why?
Seattle’s a toilet, so why spend money on hiding a train? Bellevue is a nice place, filled with honest white people with jobs, so yeah, the Times got it right. It should be kept nice.
@1 Rodent:
Obviously…. see Goldy’s continuing obsession and jealousy of them. You two share your OCD; you with this site, and he with The Times and the fallen Ditzy Darcy Burnout. They have pills for the above I think. You may now commence with your next 100 senile posts….I for one am going out to enjoy the sun.
@2 They want it, they pay for it.
@3 Darcy accomplishes more sleeping than you’ll ever accomplish in your entire miserable worthless life.
@5 Rodent:
That’s your comeback? What a nice tiny papercut…you’re losing it old timer.
Seems Troll-Of-Truth revealed his true identity in #2, above.
Downtown Bellevue is to the east of the lake what downtown Seattle is to west of the lake. downtown Seattle got its transit tunnel twenty years ago, and I think that now it’s Bellevue turn.
In 1979 Bellevue rezoned its downtown area to preclude parking-lot-sprawl and encourage high density development and paid parking. The original Bellevue Transit Center was built just a few years later, and transit ridership has been growing ever since.
Downtown Bellevue will build out to be just a touch smaller than downtown Seattle, and no less deserving of the transit facilities that make downtown Seattle work.
Don’t be confused when a print publication totally reverses itself on any issue. First check for BIG new ads in newspaper or magazine.
Don’t believe me – try the early days of a small music mag called Rolling Stone. Crappy band, rotten show, great review. I didn’t see the same show, maybe. Ex newspaper guy cued me. “Check the ads.” BINGO.