Prop 1 needs to pass
Apparently, I'm the first to post this article. Crosscut's David Brewster has a good article on what the dangers of Prop 1 failing this year might be.
There's a good chance the Proposition 1 ballot measure to expand light rail will fail, stalling for years comprehensive transportation planning in metro Puget Sound.
It's a scary thought that this really may be our last chance!
I did have to laugh to myself about the first comment: the poster in opposition to the measure wants to sound like he knows completely what he's talking about, but he references "Sound Move?!"
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Sound Move was the name of the 1996 plan that was approved by voters.
Oops...my mistake. I'm dating myself, but I wasn't a voter at the time, so really didn't care. For some reason, I was "hearing" Sound Move and thinking Transit Now. Don't ask why.
Joshua Kelley
Either way, if Prop 1 fails its time to look for a new city to spend my young years in. Seattle will have proved that the bitter eldery anti-everything nimbys have this city by the balls. Good luck attracting a young, dynamic workforce that demands cities with real city transit.
Although I expect it to pass, soooo....
I guess there's always the option that Metro takes over the light rail and starts planning (and funding) its own King-County-centric extensions. Though that'd never happen until Sims leaves office. Add 10-20 years to the timeline.
If KC Councilmember Larry Phillips, a strong supporter of light rail, runs for King County Executive against Sims and gets elected and Prop 1 fails, we might see a that as a possibility.