Comments on: 2045 Seattle Asks Mayor Nickels: Where Were You? http://2045seattle.org/monorail/ask-mayor-nickels/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:10:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Will Affleck-Asch http://2045seattle.org/monorail/ask-mayor-nickels/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Will Affleck-Asch Tue, 20 Sep 2005 23:56:35 +0000 http://2045seattle.org/?p=66#comment-125 It's time to stop voting and start building. No more wasting time and no underwater Viaduct tunnels that cost ten times what the monorail project will cost. Will It’s time to stop voting and start building.

No more wasting time and no underwater Viaduct tunnels that cost ten times what the monorail project will cost.

Will

]]> By: Mark G http://2045seattle.org/monorail/ask-mayor-nickels/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Mark G Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:31:36 +0000 http://2045seattle.org/?p=66#comment-114 In regards to question number 2, "Is the project financially viable now and in the future?" Has anybody ever asked that question in regards to Sound Transit and its light rail project? Has anybody truly looked at the cost of not only to build a light rail line, but to operate and maintain it over, say, 50 years like what was asked of the SMP? If anyone did they may find that the light rail project will actually cost taxpayers around twice as much as monorail and will continue to cost them for the life of the system due to required subsidies for continued operation and maintenance. Unlike a monorail system which has far less expenses due to automation and the fact that it is the only mode of mass transit that has the potential to make a profit rather than be subsidized. Much like the current Seattle Monorail which paid for itself decades ago and has made a profit ever since. Isn't that a more "financially viable" transit system both "now and in the future?" Perhaps more people should be asking these same questions to Mayor Greg Nickels and Ron Sims who both sit on the Sound Transit board as well as the other Sound Transit board members. Otherwise you WILL be looking at an entire region of light rail if Sound Transit gets it's way! In regards to question number 2, “Is the project financially viable now and in the future?” Has anybody ever asked that question in regards to Sound Transit and its light rail project? Has anybody truly looked at the cost of not only to build a light rail line, but to operate and maintain it over, say, 50 years like what was asked of the SMP? If anyone did they may find that the light rail project will actually cost taxpayers around twice as much as monorail and will continue to cost them for the life of the system due to required subsidies for continued operation and maintenance. Unlike a monorail system which has far less expenses due to automation and the fact that it is the only mode of mass transit that has the potential to make a profit rather than be subsidized. Much like the current Seattle Monorail which paid for itself decades ago and has made a profit ever since. Isn’t that a more “financially viable” transit system both “now and in the future?” Perhaps more people should be asking these same questions to Mayor Greg Nickels and Ron Sims who both sit on the Sound Transit board as well as the other Sound Transit board members. Otherwise you WILL be looking at an entire region of light rail if Sound Transit gets it’s way!

]]> By: Pat http://2045seattle.org/monorail/ask-mayor-nickels/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Pat Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:39:03 +0000 http://2045seattle.org/?p=66#comment-112 that was a really nice post. i wouldn't have been so nice to this "mayor". obviously he's being paid...by someone, or something to kill this project that was a really nice post. i wouldn’t have been so nice to this “mayor”. obviously he’s being paid…by someone, or something to kill this project

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