2045 Seattle started as an email passed around friends. It’s the contributions of time and energy, however small or large, that made this into something worth doing, whether we won or not. Everyone who has put something into this effort, from the simple effort of a yes vote, to postering, to speaking with friends and neighbors, to strapping on a wetsuit and roaming around downtown deserves a thank you.

As was said many times over, our truth is still valid. Our city needs solutions. We need ways to get around our city without paying $3 a gallon. We need solutions to the gridlock that steals from our lives. 2045 Seattle was born out of the frustration of seeing so little being done and it’s hard to imagine we’re going to go away any time soon.

In the days ahead, we will take a look at how the vote went down, take a look back at what we did right and wrong to learn from our experience. We’ll start to think about what 2045 Seattle becomes from here.

We have a collection of like-minded people. We’ve learned how much fun it can be to cause some trouble. And, finally, there’s no shortage of good things that are worth fighting for.

For now, we all deserve some rest. So everyone, grab a nap, stay tuned, and we’ll all figure out what’s next for our band of troublemakers.

Today’s the day! Get out and vote! The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. so call your friends, call your neighbors and make this happen!

The Seattle 2045 Pro-Monorail Cheat Sheet

Seattle Proposition No. 1
YES (allows for phasing of monorail)

Seattle Proposition No. 2
YES (majority elected board)

Monorail Board Member
Position 8: Cindi Laws
Position 9: Cleve Stockmeyer

Seattle City Council
Position 2: Paige Miller
Position 4: Jan Drago
Position 6: Nick Licata

Call (206) 296-VOTE if you have any questions
Be sure to bring proper identification

Easy Election Results Links (will be updated starting at 8 pm)

City of Seattle Results Page 1
City of Seattle Results Page 2

Keep Postering, Bannering and Sign Waving

Don’t let up on your usual efforts. Make sure your banners, posters or whatever other initiative you’ve undertaken is alive and well on this crucial day.
If you haven’t had a chance to volunteer up to this point or are looking for a last minute way to help, there will be sign waving at Denny and Western on Tuesday morning from 7-8:30am and Denny and 1st Avenue West Tuesday evening from 5-6:30 pm courtesy of Brian Smith. He’ll have spare signs if you don’t have your own.

Party Tonight!

We’ve been out there working like crazy, so come by and grab a drink on us and meet your fellow tireless workers. There will be food (including vegetarian options) and refreshments. Hope to see you there.

Trattoria Mitchelli
84 Yesler Way (north side of street, between 1st and Post)

Directions to Trattoria Mitchelli

There is no more obvious pro-monorail voter than a current bus rider. They already rely on and value public transit, but they experience the frustrations and limitations that exist with our current bus system from buses that arrive way off schedule to those that get stuck in gridlock.

Elections are all about getting out your base and in that spirit may we present our final publication. Monday and Tuesday, get out the base by showing Seattle’s bus riders what a difference it makes not to get stuck in traffic. Post this flyer near every bus stock you can get yourself to.

Download the Bus Schedule vs. Monorail Schedule Poster

As if you didn’t already know, Tuesday is election day. Other than showing up to vote, it clearly means we have a great excuse to drink on a school night.

2045 Seattle is joining in with our fellow believers at Transit Over Roads, Cleve Stockmeyer’s reelection campaign and Cindi Laws’ reelection campaign for a night of celebration. We’ve been out there working like crazy, so come by and grab a drink on us and meet your fellow tireless workers.

There will be food (including vegetarian options) and refreshments. Hope to see you there.

Trattoria Mitchelli
84 Yesler Way (north side of street, between 1st and Post)

Directions to Trattoria Mitchelli