bridge

Unbuilding Last Century's Megaprojects

I’m a fan of tearing down the Viaduct, think we should downscale our ferry terminal, and believe we should get rid of 520 as well.  Just as road capacity creates sprawl, reducing capacity builds density.  It will be painful at first, as people increase their commute times until they decide to move near their job, [...]

News, Money, and Ethics

The Seattle Times has been running a full court press to build 520 in any way the state (and Microsoft) wants.  It’s always felt to me that money drives news in our local papers (now paper), but with Microsoft paying $40,000 for a full page ad supporting the bridge it’s not even being done under [...]