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 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010 11:28 pm |
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RAIL CORRIDOR Rails should be used for trains Well, it's happened. The Port of Seattle is purchasing the 42-mile rail corridor that runs from Renton to Snohomish. Make no mistake -- these are working rail lines that have been in continuous use for years. What a great opportunity to expand mass transit in the region immediately by placing Sounder trains on these rails today.With the existing rail link between Snohomish and Everett, trains could be up and running between Everett and Renton (with stops in between) literally as soon as the hardware is available, unimpeded by freight trains, unlike the current Sounder line between Everett and Seattle. But no! The Port of Seattle is going to tear up these tracks for a nature trail, "banking" the corridor for future transit use. What future? The need is today. And virtually every rail line that has been torn up in the past has never been re-established. Sound Transit's own estimates state that light rail won't come to Lynnwood until 2027, but we could be running trains immediately between Everett and Renton! This is yet another example why we have never been able to establish inexpensive, efficient mass transit in the region -- forget the people who live here, if it doesn't fill somebody's pockets along the way, it can't be a good idea. It's no wonder that our traffic problems are worsening, not to mention that confidence in our local governments is nearly non-existent. Dave Martson Marysville |
- A revolutionary 747
- Fire breaks out at Everett car dealer
- Everett rethinks boutique wineries
- A tidy lawn could be law in Lynnwood
- Snohomish County's bargain housing won't last
- Boeing's 747-8 takes off after weather delay
- Plan for I-5 closures this week
- A new bowling alley for Monroe?
- Lake Stevens man homeless after fire
- I-5 bridge joint may give you a jolt, but it isn't damaged
- Vote on school levies by Tuesday
(11) - A tidy lawn could be law in Lynnwood (10)
- State Senate votes to toss I-960's tax-raising hurdle (9)
- Lynnwood sets height limit on grass: 8 inches (8)
- Everett rethinks boutique wineries (5)
- Everett police officers cleared in 2008 shooting death (5)
- 1949 travel aid shows how few places blacks were welcome in Washington (4)
- I-5 bridge joint may give you a jolt, but it isn't damaged (4)
- A new bowling alley for Monroe? (3)
- Toyota has powerful D.C. friends (3)
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