Comments on: Post-election: Will Bellevue City Council winners change the political landscape? http://blogs.bellevuereporter.com/politics/postelection-winners-change-political-landscape/298/?source=rss The Bellevue political radar Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:24:13 +0000 http://blogs.bellevuereporter.com/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CaptainMidnight http://blogs.bellevuereporter.com/politics/postelection-winners-change-political-landscape/298/#comment-24 CaptainMidnight Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:43:58 +0000 http://blogs.bellevuereporter.com/politics/?p=298#comment-24 Since all the newly-elected Council members, and the balance of the City Council, are captives and acolytes of the Eastside Power Brokers Association, I don't believe there will be any serious effort to challenge Sound Transit's south-Bellevue route for East Link. East Link, like the balance of the Light Rail system, is fundamentally uneconomic and non-cost-effective, it makes little difference what the routing is. A larger issue is how much the City Council is going to charge Bellevue residents to put the tunnel in beneath the Downtown Area. Since all the newly-elected Council members, and the balance of the City Council, are captives and acolytes of the Eastside Power Brokers Association, I don't believe there will be any serious effort to challenge Sound Transit's south-Bellevue route for East Link. East Link, like the balance of the Light Rail system, is fundamentally uneconomic and non-cost-effective, it makes little difference what the routing is. A larger issue is how much the City Council is going to charge Bellevue residents to put the tunnel in beneath the Downtown Area.

]]> By: dltooley http://blogs.bellevuereporter.com/politics/postelection-winners-change-political-landscape/298/#comment-23 dltooley Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:38:10 +0000 http://blogs.bellevuereporter.com/politics/?p=298#comment-23 As the Deep Bore tunnel lawsuit in Seattle reinforces, a decision cannot be made until an environmental analysis of all alternatives is done. Bellevue is totally free to change their mind, what Sound Transit thinks is of no consequence. Second guessing the clear will of the citizen voter, like we saw here in Tacoma, is not acceptable.<br><br>As one who knows Bellevue fairly well I was surprised that the City had come out in support of ST2 and the Eastlink - this response is what I would've expected in the first place and reinforces the need tor additional bus friendly transit development from transit advocates especially.<br><br>At this point the big question is whether Redmond will follow Bellevue.. As the Deep Bore tunnel lawsuit in Seattle reinforces, a decision cannot be made until an environmental analysis of all alternatives is done. Bellevue is totally free to change their mind, what Sound Transit thinks is of no consequence. Second guessing the clear will of the citizen voter, like we saw here in Tacoma, is not acceptable.

As one who knows Bellevue fairly well I was surprised that the City had come out in support of ST2 and the Eastlink – this response is what I would've expected in the first place and reinforces the need tor additional bus friendly transit development from transit advocates especially.

At this point the big question is whether Redmond will follow Bellevue..

]]> By: CaptainMidnight http://blogs.bellevuereporter.com/politics/postelection-winners-change-political-landscape/298/#comment-18 CaptainMidnight Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:43:58 +0000 http://blogs.bellevuereporter.com/politics/?p=298#comment-18 Since all the newly-elected Council members, and the balance of the City Council, are captives and acolytes of the Eastside Power Brokers Association, I don't believe there will be any serious effort to challenge Sound Transit's south-Bellevue route for East Link. East Link, like the balance of the Light Rail system, is fundamentally uneconomic and non-cost-effective, it makes little difference what the routing is. A larger issue is how much the City Council is going to charge Bellevue residents to put the tunnel in beneath the Downtown Area. Since all the newly-elected Council members, and the balance of the City Council, are captives and acolytes of the Eastside Power Brokers Association, I don't believe there will be any serious effort to challenge Sound Transit's south-Bellevue route for East Link. East Link, like the balance of the Light Rail system, is fundamentally uneconomic and non-cost-effective, it makes little difference what the routing is. A larger issue is how much the City Council is going to charge Bellevue residents to put the tunnel in beneath the Downtown Area.

]]> By: dltooley http://blogs.bellevuereporter.com/politics/postelection-winners-change-political-landscape/298/#comment-17 dltooley Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:38:10 +0000 http://blogs.bellevuereporter.com/politics/?p=298#comment-17 As the Deep Bore tunnel lawsuit in Seattle reinforces, a decision cannot be made until an environmental analysis of all alternatives is done. Bellevue is totally free to change their mind, what Sound Transit thinks is of no consequence. Second guessing the clear will of the citizen voter, like we saw here in Tacoma, is not acceptable.<br><br>As one who knows Bellevue fairly well I was surprised that the City had come out in support of ST2 and the Eastlink - this response is what I would've expected in the first place and reinforces the need tor additional bus friendly transit development from transit advocates especially.<br><br>At this point the big question is whether Redmond will follow Bellevue.. As the Deep Bore tunnel lawsuit in Seattle reinforces, a decision cannot be made until an environmental analysis of all alternatives is done. Bellevue is totally free to change their mind, what Sound Transit thinks is of no consequence. Second guessing the clear will of the citizen voter, like we saw here in Tacoma, is not acceptable.

As one who knows Bellevue fairly well I was surprised that the City had come out in support of ST2 and the Eastlink – this response is what I would've expected in the first place and reinforces the need tor additional bus friendly transit development from transit advocates especially.

At this point the big question is whether Redmond will follow Bellevue..

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