Doug MacDonald is a pedestrian activist who lives in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. He served as the Secretary of Transportation for Washington state from 2001 until his retirement in 2007.
At stake is a proposal for a dynamic tolling system on two lanes of the I-405 corridor. Both toll-paying express lane users and regular drivers would benefit. And the funding could provide needed money to complete Eastside projects.
Top-scale wages here beat even New York's and San Francisco's. Comparisons like that should generate some buzz at a meeting tonight (June 3) of of Metro's stakeholder task force.
The city and the public enjoy a great advantage by working as a co-lead with the state in preparing environmental studies on the waterfront tunnel project.
Up at Stevens Pass on the Iron Goat trail lie old-growth railroad history and one of the finest hiking trails you'll ever find. Among the many great stories are the sagas of John Stevens, heroic engineer of tunnels, and Ruth Ittner, who brought the rail-trail back to life.
Top-scale wages here beat even New York's and San Francisco's. Comparisons like that should generate some buzz at a meeting tonight (June 3) of of Metro's stakeholder task force.
