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The project is a fraction of the complexity of the Boston project. And in the advisory vote, Seattle -- in typical fashion -- rejected both options. So everyone
by tacos 11y ago
The project is a fraction of the complexity of the Boston project. And in the advisory vote, Seattle -- in typical fashion -- rejected both options. So everyone gets the benefit of saying they voted against it.
- techsupporter 11y agoBut there were so many elections and advisory votes... For instance, the tunnel was approved in an August, 2011 vote: https://ballotpedia.org/Seattle_Viaduct_Tunnel_Replacement_Question_%28August_2011%29 https://ballotpedia.org/Seattle_Viaduct_Tunnel_Replacement_Q... http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/elections/201108/resPage7.aspx http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/elections/201108/resPag...
- mikestew 11y agoThat was the weirdest thing about Western Washington politics that I've observed: we'll keep voting until we get the answer we like. If voters refuse to give us that answer, we'll just go ahead and do it anyway. For history, I refer you to stadiums and the monorail, and I'm sure there are others I've missed.
- x0x0 11y agoIt just means the important votes aren't the referendums; the important votes are the elections.