Tag Archives: deep bore tunnel

Arrival of pointless and expensive SR 99 tunnel boring machine will close Alaskan Way Trail intermittently

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

With the arrival of Bertha—the machine that will dig the pointless and extravagantly expensive SR 99 car tunnel under downtown—users of the Alaskan Way Trail through Pioneer Square should be prepared for intermittent closures and delays as WSDOT moves the … Continue reading →

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Tonight: Help save the waterfront

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Tom Fucoloro

Remember when one of the biggest promises of the Alaskan Way Viaduct removal project was that it would reconnect downtown to the waterfront? Well, that’s not going to happen unless we speak up to make sure the walking and biking … Continue reading →

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What we can learn from the tunnel vote loss

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

Well, our city has voted to invest an astronomical amount of money to build a tunnel for cars. It’s an investment in the past, in pollution and in continued, long-term motor vehicle use. I can’t deny I’m a bit relieved … Continue reading →

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2011 primary election bike-friendly voter’s guide

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

It’s voting time again. Odds are, your ballot is sitting in a pile of mail somewhere. Go dig it out. It’s time to vote with your spokes. Seattle Bike Blog is hardly prepared to provide a comprehensive voter’s guide, but … Continue reading →

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After remaining neutral until now, Cascade comes out against the tunnel

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

The Cascade Bicycle Club has remained neutral on the proposed deep bore tunnel, saying they want a solution that makes the city better for cycling. Today, the club announced on its blog that it endorses voting “no” on Referendum 1: … Continue reading →

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StreetFilms: Highway Removal

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

MBA_Trailer from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Meanwhile, Protect Seattle Now has gathered 29,000 referendum signatures. They need 16,503 of those to be accepted. Pretty good odds. Polls show only 35 percent of people in Seattle want a tunnel. Studies show far … Continue reading →

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Viaduct shutdown idea gaining momentum

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

The same morning we wrote about the economics of highway removal and suggested we try closing the viaduct, Mayor McGinn was saying something similar on KUOW. So is Michael van Baker at the SunBreak (which has a wonderful new site … Continue reading →

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Must read for Viaduct removal skeptics: The economics of highway removal

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

In a post full to the brim with incredible economic stats, Elly Blue spells out the economic benefits of urban highway removal. Among the incredible bits of knowledge she reveals: “for the $75 million spent repaving three miles of urban … Continue reading →

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Instead of a tunnel, let’s buy every person in our state a bike

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

As the City Council gets ready to sign agreements for the deep bore tunnel, I feel compelled to yet again put the outrageous cost of this project in perspective. Nicholas Arndt from Tacoma pointed out that for the cost of … Continue reading →

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Is this even a better waterfront?

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Tom Fucoloro

So this is the dream view of the waterfront after the deep bore tunnel project? Really? And the only big difference between this vision and the surface/transit option is that there is a $2 billion tunnel underground that costs $7 … Continue reading →

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