Comments on: Reject Seattle Referendum 1

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:16:27 +0000

Anything to get the more cars off the surface streets works for bicyclists. The viaduct is a state highway, open your bicycle blinders and look at other cities, Portland removed theirs and haven’t look back, no regrets, San Francisco , well mother nature removed that one, flattened a bunch of people, and guess what, the SF has not built another one.
I will miss the sunset views on the top deck, but that is not going to make me want to keep the ugly thing, or its even wider (20+’) and more ugly replacement.

By: Anna Saint

Anna Saint — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:39:52 +0000

I am disappointed by CBC’s stance on this issue. I cycle to work downtown from the north end, and my boyfriend is a small business owner who frequently has to travel “through” downtown to his suppliers in the south end. We both support the tunnel option. Bob Chapman, thanks – I agree with you completely.

By: The deep bore tunnel will do what?!? « Cascade Bicycle Club Blog

The deep bore tunnel will do what?!? « Cascade Bicycle Club Blog — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:24:13 +0000

[...] an emphasis on why the bored-tunnel project doesn’t improve conditions for bicyclists – hence our position on Referendum 1. More specifically, I will illustrate how the bored-tunnel makes bicycling less safe and [...]

By: Judy Halls

Judy Halls — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:01:05 +0000

This year I made my first donation to CBC. I chose to support Cascade specifically because of your leadership in the community on policy and activism. Being involved with the Protect Seattle Now campaign, I realize this was a difficult decision and that you, like so many other progressive organizations, could have chosen to not endorse and remain neutral. Which is why I am so proud and grateful for your willingness to reject the status quo. Thank you all for your leadership, and I promise to keep supporting CBC because you are a voice of reason and progress in my community.

By: Colin Maloney

Colin Maloney — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:49:32 +0000

Thanks you so much for the work that you’re doing and for coming out against the Tunnel! I’m a fairly recent transplant from Portland, where I was an all-weather (and I mean ALL weather) cyclist commuter for 5 years. I’m still getting my cycling legs in Seattle and hope that I won’t have to deal with all the congestion caused by people trying to avoid the tolls on the tunnel.

I’ll get out there yet. Thanks again for doing the right thing, even if it’s not always easy to buck the establishment. Ride on!

By: Michael Drummond

Michael Drummond — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:30:17 +0000

Thank you for taking a stand on this important issue. Your leadership on transportation solutions that meet the goals of Seattle and its bicycling community are needed and appreciated. I’m a long time cyclist and avid cycle tourist who is relatively new to Seattle, the tunnel issue has engaged me and your endorsement brought me to this blog. Next stop, http://www.cascade.org/about/membership.cfm

Thanks,

Michael

By: Skye

Skye — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:43:08 +0000

Great news from CBC! I was hoping we’d hear from you about this issue. Clearly a tolled tunnel that dumps traffic onto surface streets will not help cycling – especially one with no funding for transit.

Thanks for what must have been a tough and courageous stance.

By: Steve Shay

Steve Shay — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:52:29 +0000

You guys are kidding, right? It took a bicycle club until the end of July to decide to become anti-tunnel? I wish I was wrong, but as I see it, your position is too little too late. What is your next position, issuing a statement that Gore actually received more votes in Florida than were counted?

By: Bob Chapman

Bob Chapman — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 05:18:56 +0000

If you don’t build the tunnel, how are all those cars driving through downtown Seattle going to help bicycle traffic? So much for the surface option, as the deep bore tunnel would be a replacement for the vehicles not likely to use a transit alternative (like from Shoreline to SeaTac).

If you do a viaduct replacement, how are all those cars driving through downtown Seattle going to help bicycle traffic during the reconstruction. The deep bore tunnel is the only replacement option that allows the current viaduct to remain in place during the rebuild.

The only arguments that oppose the deep bore tunnel that seem to make sense on the surface are those arguments forgets that this is State Route 99, serving a much larger region and area. It isn’t only a city street or only a city matter.

By: Norm Tjaden

Norm Tjaden — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:10:17 +0000

It is interesting that you cherry picked only the opinion artcles that oppose the tunnel. I would expect a more balanced response. Believe it on not, there are reasonable citizens who can debate the isssue without becoming hysterical.