So the projects like Issaquah to S. Kirkland were just pie in the sky designs on paper that looked cool. The train was very crowded at times (carrying more than a third more riders than our current trains) and yet the Lynnwood rider only had to stand (in a crowded train car) for a small part of their trip. A dog walker walks by one of New York's ubiquitous hot dog stands Guillaume Gaudet/Lonely Planet You cant begin digging a tunnel you cant possibly afford unless you know you have the money, or can get it. It is worth noting that midday ridership on the relatively fast bus is not huge. Phone:757-462-7516 Hours: More Details The spiky Dahlia Garden appeared in the mid-1920s, as did the Shakespeare Garden withits collection of 200 plants mentioned in the Bard's writings. They are at a scale significant enough that suggests that a broader look at Downtown circulation is needed rather than merely move DSTT2 and its stations around. Cam, NO! Then you have property owners and business interests in places like The Spring District or Tacoma Mall or Overlake, or those like Bellevue who didnt want light rail in its urban core if not underground, or the fact Dow lives in West Seattle, and of course everyone wants their stations and lines underground. You can view the telescope from the George T Abell Gallery inside the dome. I spent 2+ years giving my and my advocacy groups viewpoint to the I-405 EIS development. Just spend the money on express bus service, and better local bus service (which, like most of suburban Seattle, is underfunded). The future regional population growth does not support DSTT2, especially with WFH. Lynnwood Link cant handle the capacity required with just East Link trains running north of Northgate, so something has to be the tail of those trains, so maybe West Seattle gets a shiny thing that is really a long reversing tail. Theres nothing like it in Seattle, even Laurelhurst, because Seattle was fully platted pre-World War II when The Help had to come by streetcar. For example, the train may keep picking up commuters, from the Tacoma Dome to downtown. Ann Davis was one of the first to put forth the idea of creating a national park in the Smokies. Capiche? We dont come from a writing background. SkyTrain doesnt seem to be causing that level of disruption with this extension, and besides it will be done pretty quickly so disruption wont be that long where it does happen. Lack of escalators sucks. Imagine owning a home that needs no exterior maintenance! It is challenging for pedestrians to get around in this city as very few common errands can be run without the use of a car. It started in 1976. The numbers arent huge, but with the other two, can overwhelm a system (especially downtown). He didnt want to answer (it wasnt his place) but if I really wanted to know, he preferred the surface option. Yosemite Conservancy - Park-affiliated nonprofit offers multiday courses, custom trips and seminars that are great alternatives to tours. But thats not a major trip pattern. That would leave transit advocates (like us) pushing for better frequency not because the trains are crowded, but because it means less waiting. If that system is not showing stress with six-minute headways at the peaks on each line, then DSTT1 can certainly accommodate the extensions to Everett and Tacoma. The easiest one to assess is simply changing the current corridor to be a single automated frequent one that connects West Seattle to Ballard along with shorter station vaults and better ability to change elevations. Do they make wayfinding better. After Yosemites All-Year Hwy (now Hwy 140) was completed in 1926 and the Ahwahnee Hotel (now called the Majestic Yosemite Hotel) opened its doors the following year, Yosemite Valley quickly became a popular winter destination. How about adding 2A: Open gangway vehicles on some trains to increase capacity? It was here that conservationist John Muir fell hard for mother nature, penning rhapsodic dispatches on the beauty of the Sierra Nevada that contributed to its preservation as a national park. 18 minutes. Garden and arches at the Cloisters Museum in New York Manuel Hurtado / Shutterstock Self-guided audio tours are included with every ferry ticket purchase and content is available in 12 languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. STs schedule is still 2032, two years late. Beautiful 20 Acres next to Anacortes Community Forest with extensive trails and spectacular views of Fidalgo Bay! Northgate Link just accelerated that process. Rhododendrons are plentiful in the Smokies around bodies of water, like these growing near Laurel Falls Betty4240/Getty Images Has there been anything more on this? Kitchen enjoys a large island and overlooks the great room! Wildlife watching in Cataloochee Its hard to turn that around, and we can question whether the attempt would really succeed. Three cars (one for each teenager) must have been in the 90s. Oh, and your point about balancing is a good one. in Hicksville. Wait until you see it all from the upper level, you won't want to leave the primary suite. The only interface would need to be Beacon Hill (well setup for center platform transfers) and that tunnel which would need to be operated for two types of trains. The other stations are way too deep. The Ontario Line will not only reduce crowding on the main line, but it will add significant coverage in various parts of Toronto. Each half mile that Link goes outside the original core the more it looks crazy, even in a subarea with the money like East King Co. For subareas like SnoCo and Pierce it makes absolutely no sense. Patio with hot tub. If youre game for more delightful punishment, you can continue on from Alum Cave Bluffs to the summit of Mt LeConte, 2.7 miles up the trail. Going-to-the-Sun Road opens when they finish plowing, which could be as late as July. As someone who has written on this blog, I find it especially offensive. But since I have lived on MI beginning in 1970 Mercer Island has totally shifted its allegiance to the eastside. And it would solve the problem of no rapid transit to the top of Capitol Hill, so you get off at Capitol Hill Station and have to walk uphill or transfer to a bus. Other stations have been built with more or less contention sometimes, but they were built. Sometimes they figure out a way to run the trains more often, but most of the time they just buy better trains. .. .. animal rescue, short-term rentals dream, secluded vacation home, retirement retreat, horse farm. RV capacity is certainly limited in fact we may reach that limit sooner than we reach the limit of the DSTT! The STB editorial board and transit fans blew their top and said if Ballard doesnt get Link, they wouldnt vote for ST3. Al, very good summary on how STs public outreach program works, its essentially a marketing effort: they try to convince the public that ST has their concerns in mind. Presumably youre deep enough to hit the planned transfer station below current Westlake, and shallow enough to avoid intersecting the 99 tunnel? Start with the available money for the county (Pierce Transit), and the subarea reports for Pierce Co. subarea tax revenue, and then design a transit system for the county and Tacoma. Seeing the new C/120/etc bus stop across from the south end of the ferry docks reminded me of how The Urbanist once advocated bringing West Seattle Link up the west side of the SODO district. But they got lots of riders anyway. Positioned midway between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, BC, we are just minutes from I-5 with easy access to the Skagit Valley, Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Whidbey Island and the San Juan Islands. On their march west along the southern edge of the Smoky Mountains, the Spaniards stopped to camp alongside the Oconaluftee River. Network design is important, and T-Link is not done yet. Despite early attempts by the city council to sanitize, the gum-stickers persevered and in 1999, the wall was declared a tourist attraction. Not just The Help. In one alternative, its just a single escalator ride of 30 feet. A 3 minute walk places you in the heart of central downtown Gig Harbor where you can find quaint eateries, local shops, numerous parks overlooking the marina, and never transfer money or. I mean most of the peak ridership. this contentious process will be repeated at every proposed station from the CID to Ballard, If it had, it would have started already. Even today, most of the express buses from Snohomish County skip Northgate, simply because the riders prefer the express right to downtown. Even with cash in hand, purchases of the small farms and miscellaneous parcels (some of which had yet to be surveyed and appraised) was a cumbersome and lengthy process. This is the way most bureaucracies (public or private) operate. Again, in many if not most cases, people would prefer their express buses, let alone the express buses that billions could buy. The Cloisters Daniel, it just isnt that expensive to build from 130th (your suggestion for an intercept) or even from Northgate to 205th. By every conceivable metric, it fails. I dont hold any allusions that it will be some game-changer for Tacoma more broadly, but it will be helpful for me, when I dont want to worry about bringing my bike along or locking it up in an area where there is no safe bike storage. Who are the real decision makers, with the power to revisit and revise prior poor decisions? Transportation decisions, including transit, just like zoning, is simply a political decision, and this isnt the Soviet Union. It feels, however, far from a wilderness experience. @Christopher Cramer: Links platforms arent really short at all. That is clearly a problem. The low floors at the center have no impact on the ends of the car. A guided tour group looks at an antique Indian golden case from Goa on view at the Nature of Islamic Art exhibit in New York City Getty Images Camping near Glacier National Park in Montana Meghan O'Dea / Lonely Planet If anything, the 3 seems goofier. In fact, a visit to Yosemite Valley is hardly complete without a stroll through theGreat Lounge(aka the lobby), which is handsomely decorated with leaded glass, sculpted tile, Native American rugs and Turkish kilims. Al, the two fundamental issues with ST3 and WSBLE/DSTT2 are: 1. Stay. As you travel through the park, witness Half Domes many faces. which claims that by upzoning expensive and relatively remote residential SFH zones with no transit they will build market rate housing that is affordable, or saw lots of development in upzoned areas like The Spring Dist. Daniel, I have long written my thoughts down in a blog to help me process things, which you very kindly linked aboveTransportation Matters. It is closed to the public on Sunday and Monday. Then there are the countywide sales tax funds distributed by outside boards. That is why it is such a long comment. North and East King can surely come up with the loan proceeds to buy out Pierce, and simply by adding a better and more frequent STEX network, future Pierce tax revenues can be used. It wont serve the south when WSBLE is built. Guided toursof specific galleries are free with admission. That is why I think it is foolish when some on this blog talk about shared regional goals or subarea sharing. Another challenging question is how much they want to focus service to the mall. Those were what drove pursuing ST3 in 2016. This drastically reduces the interference from auto traffic and makes it more pleasant than the auto dominated route. In both cases, the trains are not allowed to go more often than every six minutes. Many on this blog have been making those same suggestions for a long time. And Harrells, who actually is on the side of the Chamber and stakeholders who believe revitalizing downtown Seattle is issue number 1 through 10 because that is where the money is. REDFIN and all REDFIN variants, TITLE FORWARD, WALK SCORE, and the R logos, are trademarks of Redfin Corporation, registered or pending in the USPTO. As a wrote above, every agency struggles with maintenance. I agree that there are challenges digging a vault into both existing tunnels, but the construction impacts in the U District around 50th would not be as great as a whole new tunnel would be in the CID. The general admission ticket also allows access to the visitor center exhibit gallery and gift shop. Theres still the problem of connecting the Ballard line at Westlake. Well, in that case, you should then redirect the primary transit line to TDS so that the station is brought into the network, and then have the transit line act as the circulator between Link and the rest of the city. In fact, peak hour NB trains have been getting pretty crowded at UW and U District stations, volume at Northgate is very high during the peak hours, especially park-and-ride and bus transfers, and the Lynnwood extension can be expected to be very popular as I-5 congestion continues to worsen. Cities naturally compete. Everett Transits restructure would be a good topic for an article if somebody wants to write one. Look closely and youll probably spot climbers reckoning with El Caps series of cracks and ledges, including the famous Nose. At night, park along the road and dim your headlights; once your eyes adjust, youll easily make out the pinpricks of headlamps dotting the rock face. But Ballard Link still fills me with ambivalence. The Met Cloisters are one of the best-beloved parts of the museum, but they aren't actually on the Fifth Ave campus with the rest of the sprawling collection. As the Great Depression swept across the nation in the early 1930s, President Roosevelt came up with an innovative solution to put people back to work. But interlining only makes sense if the rest of the route is: 1. affordable; 2. good transit; and 3. wont result in a fight with every neighborhood along the line. Some of the efforts to make the Met more inclusive and comprehensive include these bronze sculptures by the Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu,filling four front facade niches for sculptures were left open for 117 years of the museum's history dpa / picture alliance via Getty I If youre coming from downtown, simply walk down Pike Street toward the waterfront; you cant miss the huge Public Market sign etched against the horizon. I am not sure it should have two stations (and the number of slides used detracts from his point by bogging things down), but he makes a compelling point. After years of construction and tens of millions of dollars in investment, a new 16-mile stretch of the Foothills Parkway was slated to open in late 2018. ST treats the CID as if any block can be taken out while not considering any alternative that uses the dead space above the tracks west of Fourth. I must have copied and pasted and screwed that up. You cant have essential public facilities debate if the public facility provides no benefit. We are not debating the amount of oxygen in the concrete for an interstate (an issue I have litigated when I -90 was rebuilt) but things like station location, design, routing and so on. So its where trunk transit lines should cross. After initial contact with white settlers when the Lewis and Clark expedition passed through the region in, the Blackfeet, Salish, and Kootenaisuffered during the westward expansion of white settlers in the early 19th century and the near extinction of the buffalo that was part of the United States' Indian removal strategy. It wont serve the south when WSBLE is built. There are a number of different options. Seattle isnt a large city though, at least not yet. Do not through cigarette butts or other items in firepits. Enjoy fascinating views and ever-changing sunsets every day from your own waterfront condo. Located near to one of the beautiful Anacortes Fore, The epitome of luxury awaits in this shy 3,000 sqft penthouse condominium, moments from downtown Anacortes. If youre not going to send it to the city center, it should at least interconnect with the primary transit line of said citywhich Link also fails to do by going to TDS. Famous for its healthy bear population and deeply imbued with Indigenous beliefs, the region is less visited these days, though it has lost none of its haunting beauty. It is quite likely they they will spend a huge amount of money on a system that benefits very few, while actually being worse for the majority of people taking transit in Tacoma, if not Pierce County. NAS Corpus Christi ; NAS Jacksonville ; amusement parks, cruises, and more. CID have a station that will only serve north to Everett and east to Redmond. Primary bedroom with walk-in closet, private bathroom with double vanity, and jetted tub. Visitors can now enjoy a 33-mile stretch of magnificent views on the newly extended parkway. Formed more than 200 million years ago, these ancient peaks were once much higher perhaps as high as the Himalayas but have been worn down by the ages. Link uses long light rail vehicles that have two bends in each car. The railroads are much too important to the economy to let them be run by the government. I have also never seen an agency fall so far so fast as ST, which today looks vulnerable and stupid. Giant media room & guest suite on bottom floor. It derailed a train killing and maiming passengers, and East Link is now delayed until at least 2025, and the past CEO was fired for dishonesty ironically for calling out the Board on capital project cost estimates and future operations funding deficits when he wasnt even here when the dishonest ridership and cost estimates were invented for ST 2 and 3. Open concept living is perfect for gatherings! The history of Yosemite National Park Pierce is screwed because its leaders have no vision of transit that Pierce residents can use to live and work and shop within the county. Very few comments on this blog are condescending. One, the money isnt there for WSBLE, no matter how good the design is. It is possible that some of these buses ran more often in the past. That is a big reason we are in this mess. Some is perception of crime, some WFH, some business taxes, some the rise of the eastside as a business hub so eastsiders no longer have to commute to downtown Seattle. Our Anacortes real estate stats and trends will give you more information about home buying and selling trends in Anacortes. Or how effectively ETs routes add to the multi-agency network. A lot of these ideas are just pie in the sky. Reservations should be made online. They dont think it does, and based on likely ridership I have to agree. In fact, on an easy tour of the area, you can visit old churches, barns, log houses and a working gristmill, most of which date back to the first European settlement in the 1820s. 9. This could be done within the available budget. Dont belittle the efforts of others.. The Observatory is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm. The remaining item is disclosure of what invisible hands are vested in the current process. The draw: great opportunities for wildlife-watching, access to some fantastic hiking trails, and remnants of buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries. This means the bus can get fairly close to the opening when the bridge is up. Northwest - Stewart Campground & RV Park. Ive also been amazed that none of the Tacoma Dome station options dont have a cross platform transfer to Tacoma Link. Multiple covered patio spaces w/ Trex decking, sky. Yes, I think a lot of the planning, estimates, and proposed projects like WSBLE are poor decisions, and according to this blog I am not alone on that. Unparalleled build offers suspended staircase, elevator, state-of-the-art kitchen, steam room, wine cellar, screening room with bar, and of course walls of windows to capture the iconic water views. It basically keeps the ST3 map in place and thus is the most consistent with ST3. I read an article this week on the worst-case budget scenario for Bay Area-transit, which looks pretty bleak: BART would cut two lines and, go to hourly service, and drop weekend service entirely, while MUNI and AC Transit would have 10-20% service cuts. These agency staff, as you note, hate dealing with the public, Tarot readings are available here on occasion. Even if the railroad gets hundreds of millions, it seems easier and cheaper to construct the station this way if the air above the tracks can be used. See where Link ridership is in 10 and then 20 years through downtown Seattle. Yes, southbound can be done at Third and Pine, or even probably at Fourth if the southbound platform is shortened a bit. Now consider one option instead: https://www.theurbanist.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/A5-scaled.jpg. I dont think you and Good Grief are saying he same thing. It is quite likely that this will be just fine for a very long time. If the ridership is there, then build another tunnel (although no other areas are getting tunnels). Increase frequency to Seatac, add an APM or gondola to serve South Center to TIBS. Step away from the gas pump and strap on your seat belt: these are the best US road trips for going fully electric. A little over 2,300sf, this one-level condo is accessible by a private elevator inside your unit. The new tunnel doesnt really add capacity unless we bury or elevate the line in Rainier Valley or Bellevue. Youve focused most of your efforts on most of your riders (those headed to downtown Tacoma, or along other corridors within the city). This line is not even close to capacity, and may never reach capacity post pandemic, and in three years when East Link opens will naturally double in frequency. Then the question is whether you have too many buses (and need a train). He couldnt understand why people would visit a mall via public transit and chasing that data throughout the first part of the process as they were gathering data. I have been to dozens of these public meetings from ST to the WSF in which the stakeholders are broken up and shunted from booth to booth with someone from ST who knows nothing, and Al is correct: it is a charade. There is a fixation on growth of the current system, despite the fact that this will clearly make it harder to maintain in the long run. Only when a neighborhood like the CID publicly calls ST racist does it get the Boards attention. If the purpose is access from all directions which means West Seattle then why are the other subareas paying for that? Is it too cynical to say that individuals at meetings have absolutely no impact on Sound Transit? Even a BART car is shorter than a Link car so that a four-car Link train is about the same length as a six-car BART train. There are several ways to deal with that potential problem. Primitive camping available through the end of October. We want to argue about transit. The 586 is a peak express to u district. Amtrak 'sEmpire Builderstops daily atWest GlacierandEast Glacier Park, with a whistle stop in Browning. Also, Im not sure what GGrief means in regards to the rails. RV must be 10 years or newer or approved by Management. Its approximately 7 miles round-trip to Virginia Falls and back. The early routes made sense and worked out except for no First Hill: UW to Capitol Hill to Downtown to Sodo, and then Northgate because that is where the density and riders already were, and grade separated light rail (pre-pandemic) was faster. Tell us how were doing. Horseback riding, swimming, rafting and kayaking, skiing, fishing, and even golf and hang gliding can be found here, too. 15 min to downtown Anacortes, close prox. He didnt have a timeline for it; he just wanted it to be the next East King project. Walking a block underground to transfer is not bad compared to some of the labyrinthine transfers that you find in other large cities. It means riders have to transfer, but they dont have to wait long (since, by definition, the other trains are frequent). About 350 people board at the Tacoma Dome, another 350 in other Tacoma stops, and another 200 or so in the two Lakewood stops. This actually saves the various agencies money, as you dont have awkward detours. Redfin is redefining real estate and the home buying process in Anacortes with industry-leading technology, full-service agents, and lower fees that provide a better value for Redfin buyers and sellers. I dont think it would mean giving up the TMLE, rather youd plan for both in tandem with a Junction box to help serve both lines. I think it is important to remember that Link is not a bus, or even BRT. Which I did not do here, although as an aside I will happily insult The Urbanist. The U. S. (and to a lesser extent Canada) is just way behind when it comes to transit. There are a lot of places to pitch a tent or park an RV in Glacier National Park. All of this will show in the EIS, comments, documents, etc. Retain existing destination pairs.. With the existing DSTT2 plan, Rainier Valley and other riders from the south lose easy access to downtown, and have to use much deeper stations. Parks & Picnic Areas. He said he often prints out articles and takes them to his staff and says, This! Interesting that the Urbanist article is reprinted from the blog, Transit in North America. Built and opened the same year as the national park (1910), this Swiss chalet overlooking the railroad tracks in West Glacier was Glaciers first tourist hotel. Spread the wealth. 6. Golden Gate park, San-Francisco, California, USA Akropot/Getty Images Baker. The stations and right of way are paid for, and if the railway equipment is already there its just a matter of hiring a single operator. The German immigrant John Jacob Mingus and his family were among the first Europeans to set up homesteads in the Oconaluftee River Valley when they arrived in 1798 (their descendants would remain in the region, and later set up the Mingus Mill). Moreover, the rocks contain not alum, but sulfur and rare minerals, some not known to occur elsewhere. There were ideas that ST2 had funded studies for UW-Redmond, UW-Kirkland, Renton-Bellevue but nobody was championing them or any others. Then why doesnt East Link run along Bellevue Way between Main and NE 8th? The Smokies lay at the center of their vast territory until they were forced out of the region on the Trail of Tears. Existing transit service was very good, and very popular. Parks, beaches, clubhouse, cabana and tennis/pickle ball courts. Decking is cheap; put the SLU station in the middle of Westlake or Terry if that serves the neighborhood better and deck Denny to cross it during construction. Capacity problems are almost always way down on the list of priorities for an agency. The 574 does not. These include: Interlining the three lines south of CID into the DSTT. Find your dream home in Anacortes using the tools above. Most impressive, the HooverGrove of giant sequoia were planted in 1930 to honor casualties from World War I, on the south edge of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. It probably is a little hyperbole, but the disgust toward Seattle on eastside blogs like Nextdoor is universal, and that perception becomes reality when it means those folks wont go into Seattle. Who was making these decisions? This is the basic argument for UW to Ballard rail. It is one of the great things about having a larger system like Max adaptability. Triangle Building Why would a superior alignment like Puyallup Avenue be discarded from even a DEIS review? The second is Snohomish, for the same reasons. The first clause should end in is rejected. Whereas projects for ST3, such as this awful DSTT2 tunnel, have been argued about for 3 times that. Expansive deck perfect for entertaining. Or at least, sufficiently better for its cost. This 2500+sqft view home sits on a large gated lot. Book a cabin (well in advance) to make the most of this extraordinary Smoky Mountain experience. That was vintage Kemper put Link right next to the freeway so the proles have to walk! The forest gives way to open sky at the next point of interest, a large heath bald where mountain laurel and blueberry bushes grow in a dense mass. In terms of value added, there isnt much. The new tunnel doesnt actually add capacity. Designed by Vaux himself in 1870 as an actual sheep paddock, the structure was turned into a restaurant in 1934 by Robert Moses, and it eventually earned a landmark reputation in the city's already competitive, legendary food scene. Then ST 2 needed money to finish, which meant ST 3, which was rushed and became a bazar sale to sell it in which ST offered every critical region like Issaquah and Sammamish (even those folks dont ride transit) whatever they wanted to sell ST 3 even though they knew it was not affordable, with fuzzy designs that now stakeholders think mean the moon (underground). I get that, but I also wonder if it saved people that much time (another major factor). You totally misunderstand the stakeholders definition of a good design because they dont care about transit. See below for the inexpensive option that (mostly) interlines. I understand that the Pierce Subarea has accumulated something between a billion and two of loans to North and East King for ST 1 and 2 construction. It wont force riders into bad transfers, or otherwise make their commutes worse. Also, going up from a deep Westlake station to the top of First Hill wont be easy using existing Link technology, ST1 decided it cant be done. Do you think transit riders came up with that design? Whether intentional or not, Pierce County transit is getting their priorities completely backwards. For example, from Mirror Lake it presents a powerful form, while from the Panorama Trail it looks somewhat like a big toe poking out above the rocks and trees. 2-10 Warranty. As the train makes its way through downtown, it gets more and more crowded (and people spill into that last car). De Soto led an expedition of 600 men on a long, wandering journey from which only half of them would return. The time it takes to get between the surface and the station depends on how fast one is capable of walking up and down the escalators. You dont need to speculate or predict the housing market: housing prices do that for you. Ive been holding off on writing it up for a few reasons, but maybe nows the time to try my hand at a Page 2 post. I meant 7-story, not 70-story. No matter when you visit, the highest peak in the national park offers dazzling views. Yes, absolutely. Attack the argument, not ones character please. Done right, and it certainly adds considerable value. Do you actually believe this Daniel? Imagine, say, a Bellevue train heading south to Federal Way and the south shop facility rather than into downtown. The interior of the Lake Mcdonald Lodge is classic "parkistecture". Hike, bike, fish, crab! A popular hike among Glacier stalwarts, this trail starts on Going-to-the-Sun Road at a handy shuttle stop on Siyeh Bend just east of Logan Pass and deposits you in Glaciers mystic heart, Many Glacier, with transport connections back to St Mary or even Whitefish. So its not like its been a complete failure. Ferry tickets can be purchased online here or by calling 1-877-LADY-TIX. Near Eastern Art Doesnt the 4th avenue viaduct need to be torn down and replaced sometime in the next few decades anyways? Filtered telescopes with cameras share images of the surface of the sun on-screen. They can be turned into housing for some admittedly not trivial but still practical cost. Still, given that all of these buses go right to downtown Tacoma and have many bus stops, it is a safe assumption that none of the proposed stations between Tacoma and the main Federal Way station have very many existing riders. What to see at the Met Far fewer businesses to disrupt, empty lots along there available for staging, and could still have a direct underground pedestrian connection across Jackson to the existing CID station. One of the worlds most dramatic natural spectacles, Yosemite Falls is a marvel to behold. Bingo. No one would ride it end to end and there are many more combinations that people will ignore (which is why it performs poorly). The US Government decided to construct a new immigration station on Ellis Island, and opened its doors onJanuary 1, 1892. I agree. We need to treat rails like a national resource, because it can be (though RRs are currently undermining this) the most efficient way to run freight. Views are stupendous; the parking situation, however, is not you might spend a lot of time searching for a spot during peak hours. Just not on our existing trains. Many riders just switched from the bus. The Henry Whitehead wood cabin, at Cade's Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Targeted meeting noticing to cater to a specific group (like bicyclists or property owners) while not telling the public at large (even not telling SE Seattle Link riders that ST plans to sever service to Third Ave and North Seattle at their Link stations, or not telling North Seattle residents that they are severing a direct airport train). In this map, you would have to change trains at Mt Baker or Judkins Park, but the transfer should be much easier as it should only be a matter of 20 foot elevation change at the transfer point rather than 200 feet. Others are newcomers like Virgin and Child Enthroned bought by the Met before COVID-induced acquisition freezes and the1636 van Dyck portrait of English Queen Henrietta Maria, bequeathed to the Met byJayne Wrightsman in 2019. Can, the planned East Tacoma Station site (Portland Ave and E 27th St) is pretty close to EQC Tacoma. ST could have had a small ST 2.1 to just complete Federal Way, downtown Redmond, and maybe Ash Way, but nobody ever brought it up that I heard. Not Just Bikes just did a good video describing the value and importance of third places in urban and neighborhood design. I was envisioning something similar to what ST did a conceptual study on in 2016 (https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/C-02_BallardtoUDist_FTemp.pdf), though this could certainly be modified to add or remove stations, or even tunnel down to lower Fremont. One of the interesting things I discovered at the I-405 Citizens Committee meetings, which all had time set aside for someone from the public (not a committee member) to express an opinion, was that we on the committee, and even from our information from the technical staff (Steering Committee in the I-405 Program) Take in the magnificent sights of Similk Bay and Mount Baker from the 20' glass wall in the living room. But at least ST is trying to improve it. Youre saying 8min headways through RV are plenty atm, but how much ridership do we expect from KDM and FW, terminating Tacoma buses in FW, and S1 connecting Renton and Burien to TIBS? It is a major connector for the region to Seattle. They told me to leave and come back in a car. This means, for example, that the 1 would be split. Visiting Glacier National Park Crowded urban rail systems around the world usually merely squeeze in additional trains at peak times to ease overcrowding rather than keep symmetrical timetables once frequencies are as good as 10 or 15 minutes. Anyway, the forecasts that were on the STB post in 2020 showed that Beacon Hill to SODO would be more crowded on a per train basis than north of Westlake to Capitol Hill. If the city decided they didnt care (cross traffic be damned) they could run the trains more often. Most urban subways use shorter cars with open gangways and no bends. I have NEVER met an agency as arrogant as ST, which of course was before the pandemic and the emperor was shown to have no clothes. Witness TriMet building the entire Better Red project for less than the ST 130th Street station. The park is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Walking: 30 minutes (?) They could have looked at a Metro 8 route (even one that looks similar to what Frank proposed, but with more stops) along with Ballard to UW, but they didnt. There are others who like condo living in a dense zone, especially if they dont have kids (and of course not everyone can afford a SFH). I have left this blog before because the inflammatory comments have grown too painful. I agree with Daniel. Its simply money to run the Pierce Transit routes that already exist more often, and for more hours each day. The last train car can only be accessed via the adjacent car. Im a degenerate slot player sometimes too ;). Some of those buses *were* very slow, and very indirect (like the 67 between Northgate and Roosevelt). If you dont have anything relevant to add to the transit discussion, just stay out of it. The California ski industry essentially got its start in Yosemite Valley, and Badger Pass (now called the Yosemite Ski & Snowboard Area) was Californias first alpine ski resort. The CID has equity on its side which is a very powerful political tool in Seattle. Maybe it will be needed in 2055, but that would be made clear in 2030 by crowding on a three-line system (Redmond-Lynnwood, West Seattle-Lynnwood, and Federal Way-Northgate). It performed the best in the metrics, as well as amateur assessments (like mine). We should get answers to these three things first as all other changes have these attributes as potential variations and any of these things can save billions. You could diagonal under the Latona district to get back to 45th and maybe have a station at 52nd and Latona. The highrise development around 110th is dense but its more single-use: only 9-5 workers go there, the restaurants close at 3pm, and theres not much else. A train at the platform is worth two in the timetable; the next East Link might be delayed and this stub train might just barely make it to Mt.Baker in time. Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was probably the first European to reach the Smokies, when he arrived in the southern Appalachian mountains in 1540. This time however the CID is organized, and Harrell is very, very skeptical about this project (who wouldnt be after Balduccis bombshell), in part because he knows this contentious process will be repeated at every proposed station from the CID to Ballard. Some of the rock here formed at the bottom of an ancient sea over a billion years ago, which were later uplifted when the African tectonic plate slammed into the side of North America. We believe camping is for families and there are a lot of children in the campground, so please watch out for their safety. So you overstate the burden of The Spine on North King. Who would be impacted? I could also see including Community Transit restructure plans as well. Or various other options that actually tries to give passengers on that section of line an alternative routing. Then the real impact is only happening by interest groups behind the scenes. After Federal Way, I think we are on track to spend billions of dollars for virtually zero impact on travel modal share in the corridor, which today only gets modest bus ridership across multiple lines (as in, express buses can be made to effectively serve the transit travel demand here). Look carefully to spot the tip-top of Half Dome in the distance. I cant address the transit argument there, because there isnt one. There was no discussion of accelerating ST3 just to get to Federal Way and downtown Redmond. There are plenty of much better places to discuss that, and much more informed opinions than the ones you find here. They also knew that ST was taking them over, and that ST had a lot more money. When Frederick Law Olmsted,architect of New York's Central Park, gazed in 1865 upon the plot of land San Francisco Mayor Frank McCoppin wanted to turn into a vast city park, he was understandably skeptical. High ceilings in the huge family room, formal dining room, downstairs office, and a huge master bedroom make this home extremely functional. Why? That means more standing, but more capacity. The irony is WSBLE is infinitely more sensible than Link to Everett or Tacoma, although none makes economic sense (unless the subarea has the money, and N. King would have had the money for WSBLE). The stations are better, and the transfers would be much better. This transfer will be terrible. Near the base of Yosemite Falls, the collection of buildings known as Yosemite Valley Lodge includes modern, motel-like accommodations, restaurants, including the recently upgradedBase Camp eateryand Starbucks, shops, abar, abicycle-rental stand, apool, atour deskand other amenities. Remember the Vision Line? Its standard practice in all the countries represented in the CID. Especially without my subareas contribution to DSTT2, I could not care less what happens with WSBLE. Presentations were really short (by the CID-rethink project manager Laurie, deputy mayor, ST CEO etc), no public questions, but lots of attendance from local residents (incl. Our trains are still rather short, so if we will be running into capacity problems, I think we should be looking into lengthening the platforms and trains first, before building another line downtown. Boardmembers have never been at open houses that I recall. Zone heating and air conditioning provided by high efficiency mini split units. Given that the people who work their day job developing the technical data are no doubt salaried, its extra work for them. The Board wont even read the summary of the public comments. Campgrounds, certain roads, lake access, and other park features are being reopened slowly on a case-by-case basis. Marina amenities include: tender storage area, small boat moorage on dock, perfect for crabbing boat, crab cooking station social area with BBQ's, head pump out cart, well equipped wood shop, recycling for oil, fuel and anti freeze, laundry room, restrooms with showers, full parameter fence and electronic gate for security. Tacoma Dome to South Federal Way? More often than not a community does not consider transit or Link a primary benefit, especially if wealthy, which is why north Seattle neighborhoods love tunnels, and probably so would downtown Tacoma. Its just a short drive from the Valley floor. WebIsland County, WA . Relax MWR Mayport features two picturesque RV Parks on Naval Station Mayport. Monopolies are only good for the owner of the monopoly and share holders. The problem with grand plans like this is they arent a cost effective way to create a good transit network. Im not sure about Wilkeson or Buckley, whether Id call them rural or Grant, its downhill in a waterproof tunnel, so tractive effort isnt an issue, but the faster at the bottom, the broader the turning radius. It also serves as a ticket booth, selling discount tickets to various shows throughout the city. Other times they add express lines. If one thing surprised me it was how few travelers from West Seattle would actually switch to transit even with upper bridge closed. Thanks to the unique management of the market, social-services programs and low-income housing mix with commerce, and the market has maintained its gritty edge. Nearby beaches, parks, ferry to Whidbey Island, shops, restaurants and freeways. Star Parties are typically thrown on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights. In keeping with national-park tradition, the rooms here are rustic with no TVs or air-conditioning. 2022 Lonely Planet. Beautiful home in cul-de-sac nestled against the Anacortes Forest Lands with numerous hiking trails for your enjoyment! Instead, it was designed to educateand edify a teaming city of immigrants, and underscore the uniquely global culture of 19th century New York City. You can make reservations for most sites; others are first-come, first-served. Large primary bedroom with spacious walk-in closet and ensuite bath. I just live in a little town between Seattle and Bellevue that wants to stay rural. Tacoma is not a suburb. Monthly maintenance agreements that generate more than $500,000 annually, just require continued professional maintenance. That tells me there is something wrong with Link or buses, not that our freight rail priorities are wrong. But it carries less than 5,000 riders a day (before the pandemic). The collection is comprised of unique pieces from throughout the Muslim world, from Iranian mosaics to an intricate gold container made in Goa to contain abezoars (talismanic gallstones, essentially) that blend Islamic arabesques with Portuguese colonial influences. What started with a handful of paintings brought over from Europe or donated by a coterie of philanthropically minded robber barons in the 19th century has since become a massive collection oftwo million works of art representing5000 years of history. Read that again, if Im working my day job developing specifications am I supposed to attend, or be on call, for every public meeting? That makes no sense. It wasnt just a filler. In 2020,the city celebrated the park's 150th anniversary with temporary art installations like local artist Charles Gadeken's Entwined light show inPeacock Meadow (240 John F Kennedy Drive). This also helps the transfer situation because East Link riders can get to SLU by completely bypassing the core downtown stations by transferring to West Seattle Ballard trains. The partners also promote dark-sky friendly practices across West Texas and work to educate the public about the importance of dark skies. So much so I hate to try and summarize it, because he covers every major point really well. STs reps manipulate the responses for the summary, no one on the Board reads the comment summaries let alone the comments themselves, and then cull the ones they want, and present them to the Board at a public meeting. Book in advance as it gets busy, and remember to bring as much of your own water as possible (bottled water and sodas are available to buy). Sperry Chalet I still find it bizarre that the downtown tunnel is to be considered too crowded at what will be 15 trains per hour, when there are systems out there running double that. this contentious process will be repeated at every proposed station from the CID to Ballard. Putting money into the existing tunnel to expand capacity isnt just a construction savings, but also annual maintenance. These are our favorite local haunts, touristy spots, and hidden gems throughout North America. Is it a great mall, no. So when will you start advocating for a renegotiation that cancels TDLE, Ross? 3 car garage with extra workspace. These agency staff, as you note, hate dealing with the public, whom they believe are unqualified to have an opinion. It seems unlikely. The Iceberg Lake Trail At the top, you can pay a visit to the rustic lodge that's been in operation since before the creation of the national park in 1934. Because transit riders were never at the table during the scoping process. Alongside shifting seating arrangements around to be more bench seating. The Observatory is in the Central Time Zone (CDT). The mall has only lost three anchors in its entire history with Sears, Mervyns, and Forever 21 (though they came back and moved elsewhere in the mall). I ultimately dont care about Link to Tacoma or Link to Commerce St. This not only divides the primary transit line in a way that needlessly forces transfers across downtown for all riders of its busiest portion, but it also has a huge impact on the transit systems functionality. If we only peak at 8 minutes now, what makes you think we need to run trains every 3 minutes when it gets to Lynnwood? Downstairs includes large family room with wet bar/laundry room/bedroom & full bath. I didnt understand this line at first either, thinking most people would transfer downtown and be frustrated it detours so much. In short, the alternatives were worse. 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