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A Case of Voter Overkill

May 21st, 2006 · No Comments

TRANSPORTATION COLUMN
ALEX MARSHALL

A Case of Voter Overkill

The death of Seattle’s monorail plan is a telling tale of the failure to capitalize on grassroots energy and gumption.

“In working to shut down this grassroots movement, [Greg] Nickels and allied business leaders were also shutting down democracy and civic engagement. And in the long run, that’s more important to a healthy city than any specific transportation project.”

Read about it: http://www.governing.com/articles/4trans.htm
AltBrothers: Run-up to a transit killing

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