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2004 Seattle Elections General Election Voters' Guide Initiative 83 - Monorail Easements/Right of Way Statement For Vote YES on Initiative 83, to tell the Monorail Project to come up with a better plan. Monorail supporters repeatedly promised a revote if plans changed. The new monorail plan has changed fundamentally. We've never voted on this plan. The new monorail plan is not what voters approved: Now we see that because of poor financial planning, we would be paying for 40 years, instead of 25. Now we see that sections of the line would be one track instead of two, reducing capacity, speed and expandability. Now we see that, unlike the graceful structure promised, there will be bulky columns and massive switch platforms over streets. The new monorail plan won't solve anyone's traffic problems. Most monorail riders would switch from buses, removing few cars from roads. There's no plan for integration with Metro, but its resources would have to be diverted from other neighborhoods to serve stations. With no parking provided at stations, auto commuters who do come would clog neighborhoods as they park. At $1.75 billion, the new monorail is the most expensive city project ever. We've never voted on this plan. Now it's time. Vote YES on I-83 to reconsider and develop a sensible plan. Statement prepared by: Liv Finne, Co-Chair Rebuttal to Statement For The entire 14-mile route, as promised. Trains arriving every few minutes, as promised. Time-certain mobility, no matter what the traffic, as promised. Twenty million trips per year to downtown, Seattle Center, Pike Place Market and Stadiums, as promised. How many plans? How many votes? It is time to move forward with real rapid transit in Seattle. Please join Governors Dan Evans, Booth Gardner, and thousands of Seattle citizens and vote NO on Initiative 83! Rebuttal prepared by: Peter Hurley, Executive Director, Transportation Choices Coalition No on I-83 Committee |
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