It looks like they're gonna destroy half the Mercer Slough to build that ginormous South Bellevue Station, which makes me sad. Otherwise yay trains to Bellevue.
That South Bellevue station is in such a great place, may lessen traffic commuting from the Eastside to Seattle and from outside Bellevue into bellevue. I didn't get it until I saw this vid.
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Yes. Its a sad by-product of the process. ST isnt allowed any money by the state to start doing engineering on projects until they have gone to ballot and are fully funded. This is a bummer, since engineering cost only 10% of the project but takes 50% of the time. If we could get a head start on ST3 we could shave its timeframe down by several years. Also, this would make the projects closer to "shovel-ready" when it goes to ballot, increasing the chance of federal funds so we might not have to pay for it all ourselves.
His father, Kemper Freeman was a FINE gentleman who I'm sure is writhing every day in his grave when he sees what a horrible shit his son became.
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Let's send them there so they can fuck up the east side instead...
Yes. Its a sad by-product of the process. ST isnt allowed any money by the state to start doing engineering on projects until they have gone to ballot and are fully funded. This is a bummer, since engineering cost only 10% of the project but takes 50% of the time. If we could get a head start on ST3 we could shave its timeframe down by several years. Also, this would make the projects closer to "shovel-ready" when it goes to ballot, increasing the chance of federal funds so we might not have to pay for it all ourselves.