Comments on: Transit on my mind… http://raincityguide.com/2007/08/14/transit-on-my-mind/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:01:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sound Transit needs your input! | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... http://raincityguide.com/2007/08/14/transit-on-my-mind/#comment-315566 Sound Transit needs your input! | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:38:05 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/08/14/transit-on-my-mind/#comment-315566 [...] Sound Transit needs your input! April 26, 2008 Last fall I was saddened to learn that the greater Puget Sound region voted down the mass transit package that had been put forward for the Pierce, King and Snohomish County areas. While that put a bump in the highway, so to speak, for the transit people it didn’t stop them from moving forward to see what other options could be considered for our area. Transit is a major issue for our continued quality of life in this region and many groups, government, non-profit, and public based are coming together to try and make it more and more of a priority. [...] [...] Sound Transit needs your input! April 26, 2008 Last fall I was saddened to learn that the greater Puget Sound region voted down the mass transit package that had been put forward for the Pierce, King and Snohomish County areas. While that put a bump in the highway, so to speak, for the transit people it didn’t stop them from moving forward to see what other options could be considered for our area. Transit is a major issue for our continued quality of life in this region and many groups, government, non-profit, and public based are coming together to try and make it more and more of a priority. [...]

]]> By: Team Reba Real Estate » What people want - transportation options, not just more roads http://raincityguide.com/2007/08/14/transit-on-my-mind/#comment-200001 Team Reba Real Estate » What people want - transportation options, not just more roads Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:08:58 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/08/14/transit-on-my-mind/#comment-200001 [...] A while back I wrote this article on Rain City Guide about the upcoming transit package. Spend a little time reading about it before you vote in the next week.  When I work with relocating clients we discuss what commuting means to them and the options that they want that will integrate with their lifestyle. For some, that means trying to limit their lives to having only 1 car, being near transit so they don’t have to buy a car, or just limiting how much time they have to spend in stop and go traffic. [...] [...] A while back I wrote this article on Rain City Guide about the upcoming transit package. Spend a little time reading about it before you vote in the next week.  When I work with relocating clients we discuss what commuting means to them and the options that they want that will integrate with their lifestyle. For some, that means trying to limit their lives to having only 1 car, being near transit so they don’t have to buy a car, or just limiting how much time they have to spend in stop and go traffic. [...]

]]> By: Reba Haas http://raincityguide.com/2007/08/14/transit-on-my-mind/#comment-171332 Reba Haas Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:22:26 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/08/14/transit-on-my-mind/#comment-171332 Actually there is quite a bit for the eastside but you must keep in mind this is only one package and that there are other transit plans that are in process ahead of this one such as the "Nickel" package (starting 2008) and the "$.09" package that come before this plan. The RTID plan I discuss here will start in 2011 if it is passed which will allow for continued road and transit improvements for years to come. Part of the East/Central corridor investments will include East Sammamish Plateau, replacing 520, new transit and HOV options on I-90, 405/167 interchange improvements, lots of new park & rides, a new Bothell express bus transit center & parking garage, etc. There will also be expansions of SR9, SR522, SR531, and SR524. Much of our new housing has been built along these state roads and this will help to improve flow along these "back roads" that many of these commuters use. Actually there is quite a bit for the eastside but you must keep in mind this is only one package and that there are other transit plans that are in process ahead of this one such as the “Nickel” package (starting 2008) and the “$.09″ package that come before this plan. The RTID plan I discuss here will start in 2011 if it is passed which will allow for continued road and transit improvements for years to come.

Part of the East/Central corridor investments will include East Sammamish Plateau, replacing 520, new transit and HOV options on I-90, 405/167 interchange improvements, lots of new park & rides, a new Bothell express bus transit center & parking garage, etc. There will also be expansions of SR9, SR522, SR531, and SR524. Much of our new housing has been built along these state roads and this will help to improve flow along these “back roads” that many of these commuters use.

]]> By: just_checking http://raincityguide.com/2007/08/14/transit-on-my-mind/#comment-171272 just_checking Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:52:08 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/08/14/transit-on-my-mind/#comment-171272 The plan totally ignores the I-405 corridor from everett to renton which is the most congested even now. It seems to naively assume "all work/commute is to seattle" The plan totally ignores the I-405 corridor from everett to renton
which is the most congested even now.

It seems to naively assume “all work/commute is to seattle”

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