but given that gas prices have skyrocketed more than 30cents a gallon in the last two weeks in the Seattle area, I really think we need to take a good hard look at transit options that encompass more commuter possibilities such as bus, rail (g*d forbid) van and car pool and bicycling.

We need to be planning not for tomorrow, but for 20 and 30 years down the line. Instead of wasting money on obsolete structures for cars, why not use this as an opportunity to spend the money to start developing truly alternative forms of transportation in this city?

Seattle voters are in the right place on this. Too bad our crappy leaders haven't listened.

nice to see them leading the way.

will love to have the extra port activity, with Seattle being totally clogged with traffic.

By the time the light rail line is up and running, 14 years will have passed since the final yes vote. The monorail was killed on the fourth time at the polls. How long will we have to wait before we can come to a meeting of minds on transportation problems around here?

What is the alternative? Mass transit? What's the plan? And who's going to give up their car? Not everyone works downtown. What about the folks that just want to get from the top of the state to the bottom, or vis-versa?

The "Seattle Way" just sucks. We can't do anything here.