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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

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

Martin Pagel (Guest Contributor)

26 Dec 19