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Skye has written 2 posts for TunnelFacts.com | Deep-boring holes in bad ideas
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KING5, WSDOT and 2 polls take on TunnelFacts

By Skye ⋅ August 7, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

KING5 ran two 5:00 News stories on the tunnel … KING5 released a survey: only 41% of Seattle voters think the tunnel decision is final … Google cache reveals WSDOT’s short-lived sass attack on TunnelFacts.com … and the recent UW poll shows that the Alaskan Way Viaduct is the #1 issue for Seattle voters in the mayoral election — higher than jobs/economy and taxes combined!

TunnelFacts.com: Week Two

By Skye ⋅ July 29, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

Greetings Fellow Anti-Tunnel Crusaders! Now that the site has been up for a week, we wanted to take a moment and fill you in on the news and where we’re hoping to take the site. We’ve had a few good mentions in the press: Publicola, Huge Ass City, and Seattle Transit Blog, and some nice [...]

 

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“The voters have again told us loud and clear that a new freeway through the heart and soul of the city is not the answer. I couldn’t agree more.  They’ve sent a very clear message - whether it is above ground or below, they don’t want to build another freeway on our waterfront.  The three of us have heard the voters. This is the 21st Century and what the people of Seattle have said is we must put aside the 1950s mind-set about transportation and find new and better alternatives.”
said Mayor Greg Nickels [Now he supports it.] (in Seattle Post-Intelligencer)