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Martin Pagel (Guest Contributor)

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High Speed Rail

I-5 Lid Could Support Downtown Seattle High-Speed Rail Station

Earlier this year the city published a feasibility study to put a lid above I-5 to reconnect Downtown and First Hill, two neighborhoods divided by the freeway. It would add both housing and a park all above the freeway trench, but it should also incorporate high-speed rail. In fact, the

Martin Pagel (Guest Contributor)

03 Jan 20

Transit

Gondolas Could Be the Light Rail Complement Seattle Needs

Seattle has plenty of hills and waterways which makes a subway system attractive in comparison to road-based solutions. But even a subway needs to worry about steep hills and water unless you’re willing to spend a ton of money building deep stations and maintaining escalators and elevators. This issue

Martin Pagel (Guest Contributor)

26 Dec 19