Even if (a huge if) there was the money for DSTT2 and WSBLE what Harrell (or his advisor) would read on this blog is that after 10 years of disruption downtown as mayor transit would not be better, which means business would not be better. Expansive deck perfect for entertaining. Cades Cove likely once housed a permanent Cherokee village, called Tsiyahi or Place of the Otters, which was located along the banks of Abrams Creek. Water That means short, frequent, automated trains like SkyTrain could be operated. Its a pretty big dead zone of struggling businesses and those who have gravitated there because they are barely keeping themselves alive. If the people with moderation access to this blog cant be expected to follow the TOS, it has much bigger problems than a small downturn in staff and the news cycle. So what? Biking, walking, and skating are all popular here. https://web8.seattle.gov/SDCI/ShapingSeattle/buildings/Details/3037081-LU. There is an online map as well, that is very good. That is not necessarily saving money. Visitors drive their cars to the domes. Swift Blue is a joint endeavor, with Everett Transit paying Community Transit for the Everett portion. These are a few of the best: Thats the one transit fans blasted, and Snohomish said, No, we really want Everett and Paine Field now. So ST went back and expanded it to a 25-year plan, to fit Everett and a grade-separated Ballard line into it. Note that in midsummer, when the snowmelt has dissipated, both the upper and lower falls usually dry up sometimes to a trickle, other times stopping altogether. I am trying to accomplish that through pieces like CTLE or alternative Link alignments, which aims to inform the public of the alternatives that Sound Transit never put forth for review. Yeah, except as I mentioned, there really isnt enough ridership to justify that. this contentious process will be repeated at every proposed station from the CID to Ballard. Harrell was silent during the campaign when it comes to transit. Lack of elected officials attending and listening to opinions. One of the most challenging and rewarding day hikes in the park is the ascent up Mt LeConte, the third-highest peak in the Smoky Mountains. 3) Portland Avenue. Because it is a poorly designed streetcar line. A perfecting launching point for your island adventures, this 40' open boat slip has a 5'7'' overhang, 16 feet wide, 13' foot depth at zero tide. Lack of discussion and recordable choices on valid tradeoffs (cost, time, user benefits and costs). Next head to one of the market's best hideaway spots, the bar and pizza restaurant Alibi Room. (not having as many commuters to downtown will certainly help) One more time, this time with nice, sweet wording that wont damage his delicate sensibilities. Do you actually believe this Daniel? Dedicated public involvement staff running the meeting, with no technical expertise in the discussion. and to her, it never felt like it got passed on. Even their bus routes dont stop every two blocks: theyre more like RapidRide. For the I-405 and SR-520_Bridge projects, the public meetings did include those technicians. Which means they wont be doing it this century. Lodges I could walk, but it is not a great walk. This means that when a rail crews shift ends, its replacement is often called at odd hours to their station, usually with less than two hours notice., Nearly two decades ago, companies used to spend around 80 percent of their revenues on running trains and covering operating expenses like payroll, fuel and maintenance. Down Under Tacoma is just as dense, and substantially larger than Bellevue, in both area and population.. So, just to reiterate, I am not proposing massive new rail investments into downtown. Everywhere you look in Yosemite, there are lofty granite domes, sheer cliffs, turbulent rivers, glassy lakes, hypnotizing waterfalls and serene meadows not to mention spectacular viewpoints to take in all of these and more in a panoramic vision. The subarea that has most consistently threatened to withdraw from ST if subarea equity were abolished is Pierce Co. For good reason. The availability of assistive devices and printed materials for visitors who are deaf, heard of hearing, or visually impaired are limited at this time due to COVID-19 sanitation protocols. Aramark/Yosemite Hospitality - The parks main concessionaire runs bus and tram tours, including a very popular wheelchair-accessible two-hour Valley Floor Tour and day trips from the Valley to either Glacier Point or Tuolumne Meadows. The 2 is a goofy route no question. Theres not much of a downtown in Lakewood, and whats there isnt by the tracks. No study on improving DSTT capacity as an option was ever issued either. Admirals Cove, centrally located on Whidbey Island. Pets are allowed as long as they are not a restricted breed and: Kept on a leash no longer than 6 feet and attached to a human, TREES: Help us protect our trees! Warm days mix with rainfall (a year-round possibility), and lodging prices are still lower than peak summer rates. Enough with the arrogance and condescension. This makes it dramatically different than the lines that have been so successful (like Northgate Link). Visiting the Met This is why I think Franks idea is good, but not for now. Garden and arches at the Cloisters Museum in New York Manuel Hurtado / Shutterstock Other scenarios like Franks Mt Baker alternative, a First Hill alternative, or skipping CID2 Station, seem pie-in-the-sky. Without DSTT2 none of that happens. Gourmet island kitchen opens up to the soaring vaulted ceiling great room, dining area and expansive 800 sq ft entertainers deck. But, nevertheless, for such a huge parking facility to have not one bike rack is mind blowing. This drastically reduces the interference from auto traffic and makes it more pleasant than the auto dominated route. Jack Nevitt/Shutterstock We want to put our heads together, and try and figure how to make the best transit system possible. The Japanese Tea Garden is another early success the oldest such public Japanese garden in the United States, it's been here sincetheCalifornia Midwinter International Exposition of 1894. Master bath has double vanities and a large, jetted tub. I forget the exact circumstances. 4. Presumably youre deep enough to hit the planned transfer station below current Westlake, and shallow enough to avoid intersecting the 99 tunnel? This is important, so I will put it in bold. If downtown Tacoma is flourishing as much as you claim, why is T Links daily ridership only 1200? Id heard MUNI and Vancouver BC suspended 80% of their bus service during the pandemic, while we didnt, so theres something wrong in their funding model or their governments priorities. If they have old streetcar lines from a century ago that were like Seattles streetcars, theyve probably been modernized between 1970 and now, with better right of way and a downtown tunnel. Of course, another alternative would be to just improve the D, by giving it transit lanes and eliminating the Uptown detour. They have never have had good transit, so few people, including leaders, even know what it looks like. In contrast, look at what Toronto is building. The market wasnt exactly architecturally robust its always been a thrown-together warren of sheds and stalls, haphazardly designed for utility and was by no means an intentional tourist attraction. Skyline has parks, beaches, tennis, a clubhouse, & endless beauty. The assumption that the frequency of trains cannot be less than 3 minutes. About Us. NAS Corpus Christi ; NAS Jacksonville ; Sea Mist RV Park. 45,000 monthly boardings in Sept. 2022 (35,000 weekday, 4000 Saturday, 6000 Sunday), down from 63,000/month in Sept. 2019. And theyre awful. By the time the train leaves the U-District station, the Lynnwood rider has a seat again. Pretend you are making an argument to a judge, one who is probably smarter than you are but who wants to hear what you have to say, and you desperately want him or her to rule in your favor. Pardon me while I go bang my head against the wall at how much better, faster, and this entire project might have been if the USA could get its hands on international transit talent. ST is also unique in how arrogant and incompetent it is. Primitive camping available through the end of October. I guess it would depend on whether most residents commute long distances to Tacoma or central Pierce County jobs, which I dont know. Floating a ST 4 to complete WSBLE? Two Medicine Valley That was entirely what my comment was about. (This is similar to the Queen Anne alternative for Ballard, which would have made the top of Queen Anne an elevator ride away, solving its transit access problem in one step, and connecting it to both downtown and Fremont. This barn would make a fantastic mother in law suite with the potential for income. The single biggest need for transit in Tacoma right now is not rail or even faster buses. Rates include three excellent meals (box lunches are available) and mules can be hired to carry gear. What do you think of these changes? Self-guided audio tours are included with every ferry ticket purchase and content is available in 12 languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Harrell cant call it a victory if the CID is not satisfied, and the CID doesnt want a station on 4th or 5th near the CID. 100 (Bombardier with ABB traction systems), 200 and 300 (Siemens with custom controls to be compatible with the Bombardier cars) series TriMet cars can operate together, and 400 and 500 series cars (which are off the shelf Siemens S70 series) can operate together. To many riders, the bus is useless. If we only peak at 8 minutes now, what makes you think we need to run trains every 3 minutes when it gets to Lynnwood? Too often transit advocates and progressives are willing to destroy the fragile fabric of a zone especially a rare vibrant retail zone in Seattle simply to manufacture ridership for transit or for some strange ideological reason when destroying a neighborhood like Capitol Hill wont create affordable housing, or manufacture the ridership to meet STs crazy ridership estimates, and is not necessary to meet Seattles GMPC future housing growth targets. In 1930 the first superintendent of the park arrived, and he formally oversaw the first transfer of land 158,876 acres deeded to the US government. Oh, and while connecting the Seattle part of Rainier Valley to the south is laudable, existing transit just doesnt get that many riders. I never participated in either since both had so many powerful stakeholders involved, and I knew from personal experience 405 needed to be widened and 520 replaced. Let us clean, sell, & finance your RV. Walter Bibikow/Getty Images Metro put off replacing the old escalators. Check the website for details about accessibility. There is no compatibility between the control systems of off the shelf cars and the 3 older series of cars. The key to the proposed design for DSTT2 is that it reflects the desires of all the stakeholders except transit riders (and the CID). I think it would be more doable to add car underpasses under the existing line. Redfin has a local office at 1099 Stewart St, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98101. One of just three gorgeous homes by Landed Gentry at Anaco Beach. You wrote: I have said this before: discuss the issue, not the person. European cities dont have these two levels: they just dont build Seattle-style streetcars at all because theyre practically useless. rickberk/Getty Images Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is located in Washington State within the borders There is simply no existing case for this expansion. I have said this before: discuss the issue, not the person. Did anyone go to the open house? I saw the influence of Kemper Freeman on East Link. 3. Again, these are areas with relatively few people, far from the urban core. Everett Transit is still practically unusable with mostly hourly service. As I wrote up above, partly this is due to the nature of Snohomish County. One of the interesting things about that corridor is that many of the improvements that would have gone along with a surface line will be added anyway, as part of the 40 improvement. Google Maps refuses to show this route; it insists on going north to Dearborn Street taking 55 minutes. For example, someone boards the train at SoDo, headed to Lynnwood. Many riders just switched from the bus. Add in all three agencies, and it gets quite complicated. To do that you want a system that is more efficient. It aint space that is the issue. Also in winter, wilderness permits are available by self-registration at the A-frame building, where the first-aid station and ski patrol are also situated. Yes, although I believe that walking on an escalator is not considered safe. About 350 people board at the Tacoma Dome, another 350 in other Tacoma stops, and another 200 or so in the two Lakewood stops. This is assuming that our system is so crowded during rush hour that the trains cant handle the load. Not even at S Jackson St or Yesler Way? Sorry about that. but his fingerprints were wiped clean of the murder weapon. With nine developed campgrounds offering more than 900 campsites, you'd think finding a place to pitch would be easy. RossB I wrote that first sentence, you wrote the second. Suppose instead of Link to Tacoma Mall, the same amount of money were invested in the Tacoma Dome to DuPont line to get it up to reasonably fast and frequent speeds, and the procurement of light weight cars to provide such service on it? I have NEVER met an agency as arrogant as ST, which of course was before the pandemic and the emperor was shown to have no clothes. Such a dual review would give a direct compare and contrast of both agencys methods and results. Every agency struggles in one way or another with operations. Bright camera screens and flash photography are also discouraged. Twenty years ago 104th-106th was the only area like that. The Georgetown Bypass is ridiculous. WebThe island is actually the top of a cinder cone and rises about 755ft above the surface of the lake. It is a matter of ego for the agency staff. And Max is already having schedule reliablility issues. Hiking paths crisscross the valley, including the Boogerman Trail, which leads through old-growth forest. That is what made it an insult. Might be time for a Better BLE STB post, since STs design consultant, HNTB, is apparently totally ineffective at coming up with clever alignments that balance of rider needs with feasibility. But its mountains and dense forests are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg here Glacier boasts deep ongoing ties to Indigenous tribes, one of the finest scenic parkways in the whole National Parks system,historic 'parkitecture' lodges and740 miles of hiking trails punctuated by wandering grizzlies and moose. Residents have the choice between public and private elementary schools. You say you would like to see 6min headways through RV. Theyll continue to Northgate and use the tail track expensively with double cabbing. Another new addition to mark the anniversary was the SkyStar Wheel, Golden Gate Park's own ferris wheelthat will be in place until March of 2025. The reservation includes important park access points such as St Mary and East Glacierand, despite their dispossession, the land in and around the east side of Glacier holds significant ceremonial and cultural significance. Who are the real decision makers, with the power to revisit and revise prior poor decisions? Dedicated public involvement staff running the meeting, with no technical expertise in the discussion. No, the capacity constraint is due to surface running in Bellevue and Rainier Valley, which limit capacity on those sections to every six minutes. Since then it has spread out to 104th-120th. The 2040 forecasted ridership listed on STB in 2040 was 26k on a weekday [Federal Way TC to Tacoma Dome]. West Seattle to Eastside transfers happen at Judkins Park or Stadium, not Stadium or Westlake. I think ST 3 was the last build it and they will come Link project voters will approve, certainly in the ST taxing district, which is why I doubt the Issaquah to S. Kirkland line will get built even though the subarea has the money for it, assuming the projected cost of $4.5 billion is even remotely correct (since there are no tunnels in the design I am aware of and most of the line runs over public right of ways or green spaces). What is a good design for Harrell when his constituents he is desperately trying to revitalize tell them a good design is no design. WebPioneer Trails RV Park is open year-round and located just outside the beautiful coastal community of Anacortes, Washington. RV capacity is certainly limited in fact we may reach that limit sooner than we reach the limit of the DSTT! High ceilings add to the spacious feeling. People and businesses will continue to come to Puget Sound because it is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Ultimately, McCoppin, Hall and McLaren had their ways, producing a green space that "feels wild.shaggy and labyrinthine and confusing," in the words of Gary Kimya, scholar of San Francisco history. Yes, the mall has a Macys in its death-throws, a Cinnabon, 582 sneaker stores, and a noodle shop, but its a hellscape to walk and ride around. Still I preferred our old starter homes western exposure. 3. Olmsted and Vaux (who also created Prospect Park in Brooklyn) were determined to keep foot and road traffic separated and cleverly designed the crosstown transverses under elevated roads to do so. You have proof of this? Its instruments have since been upgraded, and it is still in use today. You dont cut ribbons when you avoid a problem. Look at Oak Harbor, the poster child for lack of zoning oversight. And BTW, ST has already improved escalator availability in the DSLRT. I dont live in Tacoma but intuitively agree that if the subarea is going to spend the money to run light rail to Tacoma then run it to downtown Tacoma, although as I have posted I dont think the ridership from Federal Way supports the cost (and apprently neither do you), and agree with asdf2 spending that money on buses in a county as undense as Pierce Co. makes more sense. Sounds like good trumplican strategy, if you dont like the results of the vote, then attack the integrity of the election official. I look at the financials and the politics., one way to get it done financially and politically is interlining DSTT1. Off Going-to-the-Sun Road on the shore of Lake McDonald, the parks smallest campground draws mostly tents no vehicles over 21ft are allowed and feels more intimate than many of the parks other options, at least at night when the passing traffic goes to bed. These units have always rented as 3 bedroom units, not 2 bdrm! Lack of interactive feedback besides token scribing that gets summarily ignored as Daniel describes. First it said it was out of scope for ST3 (because downtown is a regional destination promised in the ballot measure). Jas, the ST person I talked to said its all about connecting Seattle Center and Ballard. Cleared and gently sloping with views of the Guemes Channel and Cypress, Lummi and Guemes Islands. The Market Theater Gum Wall in downtown Seattle is a local landmark in Post Alley under Pike Place Market f11photo / Shutterstock But Ballard Link still fills me with ambivalence. The legislature allocates funding for only two years. I really think that folks are burying the lede here, by focusing on only one part of Troy Serads solution (extending Link to downtown Tacoma). Link: 5 minutes Rhododendrons are plentiful in the Smokies around bodies of water, like these growing near Laurel Falls Betty4240/Getty Images Exceptional custom built NW Contemporary Fidalgo Island home with breathtaking sunset and water views to the west. But I dont understand your comment about the 512 to Link transfer. Pierce has paid ST taxes for a very long time and so far has no Link. Enjoy evening entertaining with front-row sunset viewing from the substantial deck. The sun-dappled forests of the Great Smoky Mountains are a four-season wonderland. Views of Burrows Bay, San Juans, all the way to the Olympics! It is still likely that there will be routes like the 3 that go back and forth as a way to increase coverage. Moreover, the rocks contain not alum, but sulfur and rare minerals, some not known to occur elsewhere. The Beacon Hill/Mt. 10 minute ferry ride on the cozy (22-25 cars) Guemes Island Ferry. This is actual construction time, after all the planning. BUT, if we are going to extend Link, as is currently programmed to occur by the ST long-range plan, presumably through an ST4 package, absolutely do build the CTLE instead. My concept would result in more trains in the existing DSTT. Going from West Seattle or downtown to east Jackson or 23rd would also be a singificant travel pattern. Few people would walk it. Cost overruns in the new Toronto line (the same line used by some here as a good example of how to do things right, planning wise). Seattle will figure out how to hurt the homeless in ways that dont leave bruises, scars or burns, and Daniels Apocalypse will fade away into a wisp of vanity. So what is the solution? No, the stakeholders from the CID to Ballard came up with it. I see the ST service plan to short turn trains anyway unless the system gets fully automated. Those were what drove pursuing ST3 in 2016. AppalachianViews/Getty Images Im not totally convinced about the exit letters and Route A; is that RapidRide A? Build great transit and it will still perform poorly. Newfound Gap Road A second tunnel will take a ST 4, and to pass a ST 4 the need will need to be there because most voters dont vote for a transit project they dont ride or anticipate riding. These decisions should be made by pros. The trains carry lots of people likely more than Link will ever carry. Luckily Mary Margaret Haugen and Lynn Kessler were very powerful. The market's North End stretches along Pike Place from Pine Streetto Victor Steinbrueck Park a popular meeting point for daily walking tours. I ultimately dont care about Link to Tacoma or Link to Commerce St. Even today, most of the express buses from Snohomish County skip Northgate, simply because the riders prefer the express right to downtown. Theres still the problem of connecting the Ballard line at Westlake. Portland Avenue to Fife? There are other factors like the AWV tunnel and the hills and the existing DSTT too. But people on this blog are interested. Theres little chance ST will consider them. In fact, they all had to serve time attending the public meetings (for the I-405 program at least). IIRC from the 2021 subarea report the Pierce Co. subarea has around $1.2 billion banked right now in ST tax revenue and loans to other subareas (including East King Co.), although I dont know how far that will go, along with future ST tax revenue which is not great in Pierce Co. The first clause should end in is rejected. The existing line from the south winds up getting screwed over, no matter where you put it due to the depth. 3. Or, a ferry to Sounder at Mukilteo type thing, also requiring quite a tangle that could have been avoided with a pedestrian bridge. Sam, on top of the points other people have made, big reasons we dont (always) use T-Link when we go to Tacoma is (a) we took Sounder and have a medley of bus routes to choose from to get to downtown in addition to T-Link and (b) when we dont take Sounder, were on a bus from Seattle that overlaps entirely with the T-Link route. Same with the trips to Seattle. Ann Davis was one of the first to put forth the idea of creating a national park in the Smokies. The history of Central Park My guess is pressure from the rest of the county. This opens up a possible First Hill station for Midtown and preserves the primary benefit of a second transfer location. Even though WSBLE from end to end is STUPID the one way to get it done financially and politically is interlining DSTT1, and avoiding major political problems in Ballard and West Seattle by doing those projects last, and maybe never. There would still be buses serving the TC especially as a means to layover but you would build a network so that riders dont have to transfer there. Are some trip patterns or neighborhood still missing? When Link finally gets to the Tacoma Dome it would be a bit awkward, but at worst you could modify the route then (and even then, I doubt it will make sense to do so). A team plays softball at the Heckscher fields in Central Park to benefit New Yorkers with disabilities. I think it could be at grade west of the portal on the west side of Phinney Ridge. Al, very good summary on how STs public outreach program works, its essentially a marketing effort: they try to convince the public that ST has their concerns in mind. Thank you. It will be a bit easier to get from the airport or Seattle from these stops. The word route has too many alternate meanings. There are several ways to deal with that potential problem. Maybe both lines are BRT, maybe just the southern portion. Pierce Co. and Tacoma never supported the costs of light rail, or the myth that a very sloooooow light rail line from Seattle through nothingness to Tacoma (which is close to nothingness) would create some kind of regional synergy with workers and travelers and tourists and urbanists taking light rail through the RV, airport, Angle Lake, Kent, Federal Way, Tacoma Dome, to get to downtown Tacoma. Adding the CCC could actually make this attractive. There is no existing corridor with ridership-per-mile that would even come close to being what is generally accepted to be the point where you add rail. You are making my point for me. Same with Highline Community College. So I think most other Board members will defer to Harrell on DSTT2 and WSBLE. Having known and worked with some of the ST staff (in a previous life), and working with ST, WSDOT, and other consultants on the I-405 Program, (even the ones I didnt share perspectives with,) I have great respect for the integrity of their work. We are talking very low ridership. Then there are the countywide sales tax funds distributed by outside boards. My guess is most riders go to the surface and just walk, while most of the other riders take the bus. Which brings me back to the D. It is not an express. What you are saying is: 1. we are spending billions and billions to build a tunnel and second station at CID for West Seattle; and 2. when complete the folks from Tacoma to the RV have to transfer. The landscape architect turned down the job, despite the opportunity to create a park bigger than New York's before his first masterpiece was even finished. Daytime programs They dont care about tunnel depth or transfer times. They may even be reading your last comment. Thethird US national park, Yosemite perhaps best exemplifies the kind of place worth preserving for recreation and conservation, fromthe park's most recognizable natural features such as Half Dome, El Capitan, Mariposa Grove, and Yosemite Falls, to the summer paradises of Tuolumne Meadows and Glacier Point. Capiche? Tarot readings are available here on occasion. We want to argue about transit. This is truly a case of build it and they will come is delusional. You could diagonal under the Latona district to get back to 45th and maybe have a station at 52nd and Latona. It would have more stations between Judkins Park and Westlake, to maximize coverage. Relax MWR Mayport features two picturesque RV Parks on Naval Station Mayport. It will certainly be where most of the ridership comes from. The closest thing to the Tacoma Dome extension is the 500. Two cars became the norm in the 1960s. Fingers down each side for easy parking, washing, exiting boat - so no risk of bumping your neighbor. So we have two in the east, two in the west and two in Canada, each of which reaches down to the Gulf of Mexico through the Mississippi Valley. To pay for car repairs. Because most on this blog are transit fans they look at the design problems with WSBLE and DSTT2. @ A Joy Fair enough. Alum Cave Bluffs It doesnt make sense to double up service all the way to Everett. So, who knows. Lot Certification application underway. Cades Cove and Smokemont campgrounds are open year-round; others are open March to October. How many times have we seen this play from Ross, the master of the ad hominem insult? Cable Look at the huge number of citizens who volunteer throughout the year. Thank you for proving my point. I expect a little bit of an increase in peak ridership from the various extensions, but most of the riders who take the train on the existing lines during peak are already on it. That will go away. The remaining 20 percent could then be used for stock dividends and buybacks for shareholders. Heres the existing service. Two years from start of tunneling to opening day. Like I remember being in Brussels and platforms felt similar in size to ours. Who was making these decisions? Links wayfinding has been changing over the past several months. 574 was 50,000 boardings weekday in 2019. about 2/3rds of that now. In my experience the reps. from WSDOT that have appeared before the MI council have been much less arrogant, much more qualified, much less certain, except that certain eastside corridors like 405 are simply oversubscribed and need more capacity, and as AL notes you dont need to be a rocket scientist to know what that means: widen 405, and add more HOT lanes, no matter what the cost because those roads and highways are the lifeblood of the eastside, although you may disagree. Peak service would be 00 Line 2, 03 Line 1, 05 Line 3, 10 Line 2, 13 Line 1, 15 Line 3.. Capitol Hill Station is 75 feet deep. since the design is bad, its not worth either. And, ya, the bridge is over a 100 years old, but the streetlevel crossings at the east end (and elsewhere in the system) are also problematic. Ross, you might be right that ridership wont pencil out for these extensions, but we should do the math. Take the seasonal El Capitan shuttle or park at the large lot where Wawona Rd (Hwy 41) meets Southside Dr. From the lot, its a quarter-mile walk to the base of the fall. So when will you start advocating for a renegotiation that cancels TDLE, Ross? There are 3 more doors on both sides. It is unlikely it goes further, even though ending at the Tacoma Dome is a lot like if Link went from SoDo to SeaTac. Other that Amtrak, Greyhounnd, Flixbus, and Sounder there really isnt anything much at Tacoma Dome to generate ridership. I also highly doubt a ST 4 is likely so this is it, and reading the tea leaves in the 2021 ST subarea report raises question for me whether the subarea has the money based on actual costs and not STs project cost estimates that are usually around 30% to 50% low, or 100% low for DSTT2 that getting light rail to Tacoma Dome is doable. This is what has spawned Snoqualmie and North Bend as residential communities. Northgate Link just accelerated that process. Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was probably the first European to reach the Smokies, when he arrived in the southern Appalachian mountains in 1540. Where WSBLE goes from there who knows. Thus the majority of riders on the existing 594 will have to transfer. A young girl flies a kite in Central Park Granger Wootz/Getty Images The 12 is mostly every 45 minutes, while the 2 is very inconsistent. It wont serve the south when WSBLE is built. The draw: great opportunities for wildlife-watching, access to some fantastic hiking trails, and remnants of buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries. If anything, that is a sign of the overall strength of downtown Tacoma. zillow oak harbor wa, Phone: (360) 257-2211. By every conceivable metric, it fails. The second is Snohomish, for the same reasons. 2. Visitors ice skate in Central Park circa 2017 Winston Tan/Shutterstock Im convinced that they will kick Line 1 out of the DSTT as soon as West Seattle link is ready because Tacoma to Lynnwood or Tacoma to Everett is just too long for one driver to drive. The parking garage is also home to the Met's bike racks. There has to be a better way of serving SLU and Seattle Center than with a pointless second tunnel through downtown that makes life worse for a huge number of existing Link riders. Big systems like the London Underground or NYCTA subway order cab cars and intermediate non-cab cars. Gently sloping to the west, the property has a mix of Madrona trees & evergreens. SamTrans 292 runs half-hourly between San Francisco, SFO, and San Mateo every day. In December, the Christmas lights are a draw for families and visitors. Of course, you neednt be wealthy in the least to partake of its many charms. To verify enrollment eligibility for a property, contact the school directly. Looking at the ridership demand, West Seattle branch by itself does not appear to ever need more than 10 minute Link service even at peak times. Then the real impact is only happening by interest groups behind the scenes. To me that means we should spend the $4b expanding our network rather than building DSTT2 and continue to build ridership. From penthouse apartments of the Dakota Building whereLauren Bacall, John Lennon and other luminaries lived to recent additions like the tall, skinnyCentral Park Tower that climbs to1,550 feet over its namesake, the skyline rimming Olmsted's creation is almost as iconic as downtown treasures like the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, or the Brooklyn Bridge. Service animals are allowed in Glacier. Sure the CID has equity on their side, but that just means they dont have money and need equity. One of our favorite hikes in the park, the trail to Ramsey Cascades travels through old-growth forest dotted with massive tulip trees to one spectacular waterfall. Weve gathered some important information for you to ease the transition. The CID has equity on its side which is a very powerful political tool in Seattle. Its definitely an issue with government priorities. If you want to talk about a very crowded light rail line, Bostons Green Line is a much better example. Quick comparison on carbon footprint of construction of the WSLE vs the LAART gondola: ST estimates WSLE construction will generate 614,000 tons of carbon, http://www.LAART.la will take 3,792 tons. Also, 405 is an existing highway with right of way being expanded. Same with the casino, especially if it is easier to walk to the bus stop. And the park continues to inspire new ways of considering and experiencing the outdoors for example, therelatively new sport of slacklining was born in Yosemite from tired climbers trying new tricks in between projects. Either way you end up with a very awkward system. The Eastside cant pocket all the benefits of our metropolitan area and externalize all the undesirables of the entire county to Seattle proper. TheAmerican Wing Central Park, Upper West Side, and Beyond Ryan D. Budhu/Getty Images That means more standing, but more capacity. Its only after the initial options were developed that it seemed to others who didnt care at the beginning that things were dreamed up. Electric (50 Amp ONLY) Positioned midway between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, BC, Canada, we are just 15 minutes from I-5 with easy access to Deception Pass, Whidbey Island and the San Juan Islands. It appears to be only two blocks away. Several of Golden Gate Park's earliest features give teeth to that assessment. What to see at the Met https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/article/21283242/tunnel-boring-begins-on-vancouvers-broadway-subway-project. They intend to have the line in operation in 2024. Their handwork is still all over Great Smoky Mountains, including shelters built along the AT where hikers still overnight. While from the valley the dome appears to have been neatly sliced in half, from Glacier or Washburn Points youll see that its actually a thin ridge with a back slope nearly as steep as its fabled facade. Ill also note that SE Seattle and CID are both part of heavily less wealthy Asian community and Franks scheme severs the direct connections for the community so thats another equity political problem. You can see everything from ancient Sasanian textiles to Henry VIIIs armor, from the oldest piano in existence to works by Dutch masters like Vermeer, from remarkable quilts out of Gee's Bend, Alabama to Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze's classic portrait Washington Crossing the Delaware . I too have wondered if the CID options should be expanded to move the station vaults north or south. I remember one of the open houses. Toronto is just following standard practice we arent. All of this will show in the EIS, comments, documents, etc.. When European settlers arrived in the 17th century, they encountered the Cherokee, who lived in settlements along the river valleys. Im not sure which ones should be consolidated. After ST3 passed things deteriorated. America's most fabledwalkin the woods stretches for nearly 2200 miles across 14 states. To belittle his efforts in such a manner is repulsive. Beautiful custom molding through out the home. The first set of rails were installed by Metro before ST even existed, and they were totally unusable. The equivalent here might be if there was no Link and you had to transfer between the A line and 124 to go downtown on a Saturday afternoon. As you get further out, to Redmond, express bus service just makes more sense. Long Bay is the closest community beach of Holiday Hideaway's three community beaches. Formed more than 200 million years ago, these ancient peaks were once much higher perhaps as high as the Himalayas but have been worn down by the ages. Valley view in Yosemite National Park, California, USA, captured with Fisheye lens. The M.H. By November,the crowdsthin as the blazing autumn colors now litter the floor (rather than the treetops). What I do think is possible is to interline the trains downtown. Thats an element of legislated oversight and integration that we dont have here. Denny is set at 125. Heres how to tell the difference. The T Line is mentioned in this article. The third parties wouldnt have that club with which to beat a foot-dragging host railroad. Unlike you, Daniel, they [government staff] just cant Send the Bill to the Client. No one will want to be in the new tunnel, especially if you want to transfer. 120th has become a big-box ghetto, which is pedestrian and transit hostile and also single-use. Harrell is working hard on crime and homelessness, and no doubt next up is luring the office worker back and revitalizing retail, but years and years of construction when Bellevue is booming is not what he needs. Meanwhile and this is very important the new tunnel will be much worse for riders. The problem is getting ST on board, theyve been on some level stubborn to adopt longer open gangway trains for operation and maintenance reasons even though they are a touch flimsy. SLU and LQA are the only major station areas lost that were identified in the original ST3 proposal. https://seattletransitblog.com/2020/01/27/sound-transits-station-ridership-in-2040/, ST did not explain how some people may choose to use a bus or streetcar on the surface. Its also curious how the Everett early studies currently happening have four different alternatives to site a station near Alderwood Mall and no one seems very interested in discussing those. Some think folks like TOD, except it really should be DOT because transit follows development and where people want to live, for many varied reasons. North King is swarming with amateur suggestions but nothing from the politicians or board.. If only that were looked at back at ST3 that *already excavated* city back next to an existing station on 3rd would not be in the process of being filled in today as the parking/foundation of a new skyscraper. Theyre longer than most of Pariss lines (Which have 60/75/90 meter) platforms, and not far off London (many) averages. Ideally ST would study a new DSTT2 for the future when capacity constraints actually are actually realized. It seems unlikely. Which I did not do here, although as an aside I will happily insult The Urbanist. I agree with Daniel. That was my objection! Housed inside the restored Main Building of the former immigration complex, you'll find narratives from historians, immigrants themselves and other sources that animate a fascinating collection of personal objects, official documents, photographs and film footage. Ballard can be handled by a stub Link (or other technology) line or with a short bus tunnel from Third and Cedar to a portal at Republican and Elliott and full-time bus lanes from there north on Elliott and 15th West. Guided toursof specific galleries are free with admission. People do it all the time on busy metro lines all over the world. Waiting for you is not a cave, but rather a rock overhang. Living room with vaulted ceilings and a wall of windows to enjoy the stunning Pacific NW scenery. This would be bad enough if it wasnt for the fact that the agencies are doubling down on this failed approach. If you want your input heard, ST is doing another survey: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7059074/WSBLE-CID-Further-Studies-Survey, My first thoughts for survey feedback are: Transit riders are community members, workers, and patrons. According to the Simon rep. transit is how shoplifters get to his malls. On Mercer Island ST has been building the roundabout to serve the bus intercept for around 7 months, and it has been a war zone. There are four branches to the west, which converge into one. Its bad for the nation, its bad for the consumer, its bad for the actual sector, because it gets fat, lazy and abusive, and stops even trying to improve. Aerial of Newfound Gap Road (US Route 441) cuts through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on an autumn morning. Yes, absolutely. Absolutely don't miss theTemple of Dendur, built around 10 BCE and relocated to New York in 1978 as a gift from Egypt to the United States for their efforts to help save priceless antiquities like the Temple from the Aswan High Dam project. The latest incarnation the racial equity toolkit is a continuation of this. I would prefer to do it in high income neighborhoods in order to minimize the impact on lower income properties. The mall has only lost three anchors in its entire history with Sears, Mervyns, and Forever 21 (though they came back and moved elsewhere in the mall). If the purpose is access from all directions which means West Seattle then why are the other subareas paying for that? I was basically responding to Daniel at the same time I responded to you. As it turns out, the name is a misnomer. Even if you cant go between the two train cars, you have dramatically reduced the wasted space, especially if the cabs are beyond the platforms. RossB, I did not insult Troy or the article in any paragraph. Southeast. Meetings with more time allocated to presentations than feedback and discussion, with discussion time being heavily restricted. For the I-405 and SR-520_Bridge projects, the public meetings did include those technicians. South Arcade Around two thirds of the population of this city own their home and one third are renters. No, that certainly has not been the American dream, but there are still millions of people who visit Puget Sound yearly, most of whom fall in love with the place and would like to live here. Anchor Cove Marina is a hidden gem near downtown Anacortes and gateway to the San Juan Islands! It will serve West Seattle. Shoreline has voluntarily accepted very high GMPC housing growth targets hoping the development will gentrify the city, not unlike Lynnwood. Asdf2, I agree with your comments about spending so much money to run light rail in such a large, rural, undense and poor county like Pierce, no matter where it terminates. So at this stage, I expect this meetings comments to be summarily ignored after public input staff thank them for their comments before forgetting them. when those future population growth estimates probably will prove to be high post pandemic. Three of those MAX lines share all platforms from 82nd Ave to Rose Quarter. Thus you are basically talking about people who miss their Sounder connection (and dont want to wait for the next big train) or people who travel in the middle of the day, and dont mind a trip that takes longer than it does now. But you make a good point. It basically keeps the ST3 map in place and thus is the most consistent with ST3. I tend to disagree that WFH is an argument to reduce the planned transit capacity through downtown Seattle. If we increase bus frequency, this may also increase ridership on Link and if buses cant handle it, we may want to look at cable driven feeders to Link before we expand Link. After all, WSBLE runs through his city. ST could have had a small ST 2.1 to just complete Federal Way, downtown Redmond, and maybe Ash Way, but nobody ever brought it up that I heard. I try to tell them Harrell is doing a pretty good job (based up until I left in Sept. 2022), but the reality is there is no retail density, so why go from the eastside which has amazing retail vibrancy from Issaquah to Bellevue to Kirkland to Redmond to go to Seattle (except maybe U Village which is popular on the eastside). Buried in the article it says the Central Subway opened Saturday. 4 lg bedrooms, full bath & great room complete the upstairs. The Board wont even read the summary of the public comments. Amazon doesnt need equity, neither does the Chamber, nor any of the neighborhoods north of the CID. National parks have long been known as Americas best idea. Here are nine worthy contenders we think should be next. It is a failed vision of what the city needs. Still, the Met is an ever-evolving classic. It lies within strolling distance of the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn complex, which includes a restaurant, hot showers, a laundry and camp store. An exhibition of Greek sculpture shows off the Met's classical collection Studio Barcelona / Shutterstock Such lines are likely to become required. Do you think Microsoft employees never work nights. Gourmet kitchen with wet bar and top of the line appliances. Approved site registration on lot 57 for an alternative septic system. The assumption that several segments must be underground. There is a reason why Snoqualmie Casino goes so far as to run their own buses to Seattle to facilitate this. Some 71 miles of the challenging trail runs along the spine of the Smoky Mountains, taking you to soaring overlooks, through misty coniferous forests and past old-fashioned fire towers offering staggering views over the park's verdant expanse. The Smokies remained largely unexplored by Europeans for the next two centuries. Then COVID hit and killed the movie theater project. Yes, absolutely. Because transit riders were never at the table during the scoping process. In 2020,the city celebrated the park's 150th anniversary with temporary art installations like local artist Charles Gadeken's Entwined light show inPeacock Meadow (240 John F Kennedy Drive). Seattle will recover from the street people and both CBDs will prosper more by being linked by high capacity transit. Whether it's your first time in the Smokies or you're a long-term regular, just read on. Vehicle parking in Golden Gate Park Positioned midway between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, BC, Canada, we are just 15 minutes from I-5 with easy access to Deception Pass, Whidbey Island and the San Juan Islands. (That assumes that they actually speak one of the 7,000+ languages spoken and written in the world, as opposed to computer-geek-speak), The dedicated public involvement staff are the ones who are getting paid. We want to argue about transit. The Tacoma Dome is not the center of Tacoma. Doesnt the 4th avenue viaduct need to be torn down and replaced sometime in the next few decades anyways? https://www.theurbanist.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/A6-scaled.jpg. As a result, there is occasional train bunching. There are probably negatives about the preferred West Seattle alignment and SLU Station but I dont remember exactly. A young man walks past Cathedral Lake during a 27.3 mile backpacking trip from Tuolumne Meadows to Yosemite Valley, California. It's also become one of the most beloved corners of New York City. Then why doesnt East Link run along Bellevue Way between Main and NE 8th? Eventually I expect plenty of peak commuters returning, just not as many as existed before. I think we share the same skepticism about the DSTT capacity assumption, Ross. The only fly in the ointment for ST is the stakeholders preferred design is not remotely affordable based on the subareas ST tax revenue, and the four other subareas are beginning to question their contribution, which they were told was based on capacity, not that they would be shunted onto the WSBLE/DSTT2 line for their $275 million to $550 million contribution they dont even have for their own projects. Tacoma and Everett and Federal Way and Lynnwood are not remotely Bellevue, and Bellevue was not keen on light rail to begin with, not unlike the leaders in Tacoma.. When they converge, they create a fantastic setting for white-water adventures on churning rapids amid a gorgeous forest backdrop. But converting the ones we have now would be a waist in my opinion. The difference is that the East Side (while big) is still not nearly as big as all of Snohomish County. I also agree with Ross that open gangways is a very important improvement. West Seattle expects trains to CID and Third Avenue. High ceilings in the huge family room, formal dining room, downstairs office, and a huge master bedroom make this home extremely functional. There are savings to be had, but it could mean making tough decisions (like adding bus stops to Swift routes). You can then give up the notion of forcing a new tunnel through downtown in a location that is bad, and doesnt work well. Canada has a less aredous ER process compared to the US, they also have a less nutty process to getting federal funding, which is to say that they just give it to them without as much hassle as the US transit grant process. Enjoy fascinating views and ever-changing sunsets every day from your own waterfront condo. They would like to run the train more often, but it is expensive. As a wrote above, every agency struggles with maintenance. Or citizens will have moved on to a completely different mode of transportation. The cost, projected ridership, and disruption to a downtown that is in crisis is not worth WSBLE even if it were affordable. Location does affect housing prices. TV So, maybe the problem isnt so much incompetence, but that the electoral system demands a goal that is vastly different from boardings per dollar spent that we typically use to measure productivity, and the ST board is simply working towards that goal. For the vast majority of voters in the ST taxing district they would wonder what you are even talking about if you raised WSBLE. ST treats the CID as if any block can be taken out while not considering any alternative that uses the dead space above the tracks west of Fourth. Snacks and freeze-dried meals are available for purchase. Current figures suggest that, if current warming trends continue, the park could be glacier-free by 2030. A U-shaped line was actually in STs long range plan or WSBLEs earliest candidates, although it went further east on Jackson-23rd-Denny. A crowd of people inspect a painting at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guillaume Gaudet / Lonely Planet These would not be cheap gondolas, and they wouldnt get that many riders. This home brings open main level living rm & great rm which could be grand dining. Its hard to turn that around, and we can question whether the attempt would really succeed. If I arrive from Ballard at Westlake, I wont transfer to another tunnel to get to Pioneer Square, I would rather take a bus or CCC. For Link, a base service at 3.3 minutes with additional trains as needed seems to be a good way to operate. Tacomans need to better understand this. And this goes back to what Mike wrote. Any urban subway would have have gone from King Street to Northgate via the U-District. As the train gets to Mountlake Terrace, they move forward to the next car, which also has seating. Period. I would be in favor of interlining through DSTT1, and re-envisioning Ballard link as an extension that splits off from the main line north of U District station and heading to Ballard along 45th/the metro 44 corridor. whom they believe are unqualified to have an opinion. This popular pull-over, located a short walk from the Gunsight Pass trailhead, offers telescopic views of the parks fifth-largest glacier, which sits close to its eponymous 10,052ft peak one of the park's highest. No station between First Hill and Judkins Park? ET says: The proposed expansion will allow customers to access more destinations along 112th Ave [including Walmart]. That is basically as many trains through a central downtown area as we would have if we run the trains every 6 minutes. If you have base access on your own, you are welcome to use our RV parks! [Tacoma] doesnt have the job base or wealth of Bellevue. Developers and small businesses dont. The Henry Whitehead wood cabin, at Cade's Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Look around the country and you can see many examples (in Dallas, Denver, Sacramento, etc.). There are a number of different options. (I liked it when it supported my position, especially). Some are OG members of the Met collection like The Meeting of Alexander the Great and Diogenes by Gaspar de Crayer, sold to the Met by co-founder John Taylor Johnson. Rare lots with sweeping views! No one will ever read the public comments and they have no legal force. Was Harrell or Constantine at the meeting. Folks on the west shore and hills above look at the Cascades. The point of Link is fast travel time to/from Ballard and convenient station and transfer locations. They could have looked at a Metro 8 route (even one that looks similar to what Frank proposed, but with more stops) along with Ballard to UW, but they didnt. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display, This is an Official US Navy Website Commander, Navy Installations Command 5720 Integrity Drive Milington, TN 38055. Tom, in a northern climate like Seattle western exposure is more valuable (whereas in Phoenix it is northern exposure). Book/Video swap library Grab a seat outside at a picnic table. Al mentioned trips within downtown. From intricately carved and inlaid Tsimshian head dresses to crisp Victorian portraits to fancy Federal furniture, there's a little bit of everything. MI does not allow retail, commercial or multi-family on the water. The daylight basement features an additional garage/workshop/flex space, two flex spaces that could be bedrooms/guest quarters/offices an. But if the lading is dense and heavy or the trip is an unbroken 1000 miles or more, ship it by rail unless it demands air carriage. Seattle has a world-class one with Elliott Bay, Puget Sound and the Olympics and Cascades; Bellevue has a pretty lake. It really should be viewed as three steps: 1) Interline. And, both the A line and 124 are probably more frequent and direct than the SamTrans buses, so maybe a more accurate parallel would be having no 124 either and having to ride the 156 to southcenter to catch the 150 *and* having the 150 run every 30-60 minutes and do a slow milk run through the Rainier valley on the way to downtown. Dark Skies They have a couple 1000 car garages and also a couple giant windswept plazas. The article has some nice maps and diagrams but this issue has been discussed to death. TV When weve been in LA, its been incredibly confusing keeping track of which agencies honor which other agencys passes or transfers as well. The FTA categorizes T-Link as a streetcar. The three station boarding forecasts combined are not that high, and a single four-car train can carry about what 8 articulated buses carry. Autumn brings its own fiery rewards with quilted hues of orange, burgundy and saffron blanketing the mountain slopes. The 512 stops at Bay 3 at NGS, and Bay 3 is right on the station pedestrian plaza. During the meeting, I asked a representative which option he would build. It is based on phony capacity issues based on inflated ridership through downtown Seattle, and that was pre-pandemic. The fact that we are second-guessing Ballard Link at this point is telling. I am told Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, visits our comment section to read my thoughts on transit and urbanism. 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