The New Question for 21st Century Cities
is one Seattle Needs to Be Asking Right Now!
With the stinging failure of Prop 1, folks here at SDOT and around the City are taking stock and trying to figure out what to do next. Check out these links for more information!
Plan C..? What’s Plan C?
Seattle transit advocates announce ballot measure to keep buses rolling
Seattleish is On Blast:
90 years of !@#*$%! up Seattle public transit history
Hey everyone, the Seattle Times !@#*$%! you over
Seattle Transit Blog did yeoman’s work getting the Pro Proposition 1 message out there and they certainly aren’t letting the defeat stop them:
A Seattle Initiative to Save Service
The Stranger isn’t going to not chime in:
It’s Time for Plan C: A Seattle-Only Transit Solution
Plan C and the Manhattanization of Seattle
Washington Policy Center put it this way:
Failure of the measure does not mean people want bus service cuts
Publicola covers Metro’s Kevin Desmond’s response:
Metro Head: Seattle-Only Bus Plan Would Stiff Suburbs
Remember when the Seattle Times coyly asked:
Prop. 1: Isn’t there a better way to fund transit?
(Sure, there must be! But you go to war with the army you have right Seattle Times?)
And just a few more links in case you’ve been under a rock lately:
“Friends of Transit” Plan Would Fund Bus Service for Routes Mostly in Seattle
Time to Hand Over Your Car Lanes, Seattle Drivers
As Prop. 1 falters, Metro fans ask, ‘Now what?’
County Executive and Council to take next steps with defeat of Proposition 1
Time to Move On to Metro Funding Plan C: Seattle Should Buy Back Proposed In-City Cuts
Group to File City Initiative to Reverse Metro Bus Reductions in Seattle
So who voted yes and who voted no? Hint: Blue = yes.
Map of Prop 1 Election Night Results by Legislative District https://t.co/XgPZq8f5uj pic.twitter.com/Bg1vkFvQQR
— Oran Viriyincy (@oranv) April 24, 2014