Comments on SR520 Draft EIS are due (postmarked) today. The Senate overwhelmingly passed a Class C resolution last Thursday, expressing concerns about the DEIS process in general and about the Pacific Interchange in particular. It resulted in a flurry of e-mail from a UW Law Professor.
It’s beyond my understanding that the Seattle City Council is seriously considering officially supporting the Pacific Interchange, given its impacts on the Arboretum (outlined in the draft EIS) and Madison Park. But that’s the crux of this Seattle PI article from 4 October, reporting on a "public forum lasting nearly three hours, [where] many of […]
The Seattle Times reports that the six-lane option is "gaining ground" … which seems like such a "doh" that I hestitate to even note it. Of course, six lanes are more expensive than four – on many levels – and the PI reports that a panel is evaluating funding options for SR520 as well as […]