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pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Seattle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

How Seattle Rejected the Monorail

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How Seattle Rejected the Monorail

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pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Seattle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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In 1997, Seattle voters approved a monorail transit system to be built across the city. Beginning as a cab driver's dream and growing into a major civic proj...
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    I hear those things are awfully loud

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      It glides as softly as a cloud

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      Ask the people of Vancouver, BC … they’ve had a 50-mile ‘Skytrain’ since 1985. The 2023 ridership was 141 Million.

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        Whoosh

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    More like “How Martin Selig Destroyed the Monorail”…

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    I find it hard to believe that a monorail has any benefit a standard rail line doesn’t offer. Light rail can be designed for passenger only, or have restricted freight.

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    I laughed when the original pan advertised being able to hit 60 mph. I remember the push to get it to Ballard back in the early 2000s. I knew it would not be going anywhere.

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