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Sad. Same people that ruined Forward Thrust seem to be going out of their way to ruin ST3, just so they don't have to pay slightly more for their $100k Teslas.
by seattle_spring 8y ago
Sad. Same people that ruined Forward Thrust seem to be going out of their way to ruin ST3, just so they don't have to pay slightly more for their $100k Teslas.
- c256 8y agoDon’t underestimate the business interests of the people who have built up infrastructure on the east side of the water. There are several deep pockets who do not want their customer base to have easier access to markets in Seattle proper. ...and then there’s the giant ball of NIMBY/“preserving property values” that is Mercer Island...
- slededit 8y agoTo be fair registration costs went up massively even on non-teslas.
- stephengillie 8y agoRegistration for my Toyota Camry Hybrid is 10x normal, thanks to ST3.
- mikestew 8y agoThat's disingenuous at best. I voted for transit, and I'd vote for it again, but I can't say I wasn't a little shocked to open a bill for $275 for a friggin' motorcycle (granted, a pricey BMW motorcycle, but still...). I'm near enough to retirement that for the most part I won't even use light rail, but I'm happy for my money to go toward building it. And yet I can still sympathize with those might say, "whoa, wait a minute..." when they see how much tabs cost now. Can you not do the same?
- seattle_spring 8y agoNope, because the expected costs were available and extremely clear. My new bill matched almost exactly to what I was expecting.