Rep. Ed Murray, Chairman of the House Transportation Committee is setting an example that every elected official should follow. Murray is quoted in today's Times article "Sound Transit to vote on dropping First Hill"
"If they kill First Hill, I'm off the train," said Murray, a longtime Sound Transit backer who chairs the state House Transportation Committee. Murray said he would travel to Washington, D.C., to lobby against federal grants Sound Transit needs to build the northern extension.Kudos to Murray for again drawing attention to the pointlessness of Sound Transit. Obviously Murray wouldn't be threatening to lobby against Sound Transit if it were a generally worthwhile project. He apparently thinks its worthwhile only if it happens to add a station in his district that would serve a particular customer base. But Sound Transit offers little value to the community at large and if only every other public official whose constituents pay for Sound Transit even though it doesn't benefit them were to lobby against Sound Transit, we could kill the thing in no time and save us all a lot of money. Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at July 27, 2005 09:49 AM | Email This
If the Feds want to know where they can cut some baaaad pork, X marks the spot right on top of Sound Transit.
Posted by: Michele on July 27, 2005 09:55 AMWhat a fiasco! A chunk of rail that apparently goes no where, carries no one, and costs billions.
Posted by: Larry on July 27, 2005 10:44 AMHow is a 2 billion dollar choo-choo to serve perhaps 1,000 people not just as bad or worse?
By the time they put the choo-choo in my area (to compensate for the taxes I'm paying) I'll probably be retired and have little need for it.
Posted by: SouthernRoots on July 27, 2005 12:02 PM
(Talk about making no sense ;'}