"I keep hearing things online or in conversation that are not entirely accurate," Constantine said.
“Entirely” is doing a lot of work here.
We deserve a simple answer “given current resources when will Ballard start construction and when will it finish”. The whole line.
Seattles light rail is a success because Seattle voters approve historically high investments.
We deserve an agency that matches the ambitions and ability of the voters.
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Maybe if we still had the sonics we could have a justification for the intersection contract.
Clinton created a fiscal control board for DC, chaired by Alice Rivlin - head of OMB.
This should be temporary while the agency stabilizes and new governance structure is formed.
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My coauthor pulled their name because they couldn't risk losing funding from the project delivery industry.
That is politics, but it should also raise big red flags.
We need to start saying the quiet part out loud and we should be able to say it without fear
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Seattle is the best bus city in North America
3rd Avenue does a ton of work!
This is great and something to be proud of. But the US doesn’t build much rail and the rail that it does build is too expensive.
If we could build at the same cost as Europe and Asia we could have 2x to 3x the rail and 2x to 3x the ridership.
We should celebrate but not be satisfied.
Being great requires a combination of long-term optimism, pride, and persistent dissatisfaction
Celebrating success is important. But it doesn’t mean you can’t do better.
Have you seen how cheap Spanish metros are to build? Well actually, I have and I will tell you all about it! I had the chance to visit the extension of line 11 in Madrid, where I learned a lot about their construction methods, peculiarities and processes. Let me take you along! A thread 🧵 (1/11)
The governor and Legislature should stop treating Sound Transit as a normal agency with a temporary budget problem.