The following is a reality check on the Ferry Pilot program the Council approved at our 23 June Meeting. Now, there is a long-winded introduction and I know some people don’t read the long-winded introductions. But it addresses the numerous complaints about the ‘arguing’ at our 9 June meeting so I hope you’ll read. If
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This is what obstruction looks like
Unfortunately, this is yet another one of those situations where the public tends to think, “I don’t care who’s right or wrong. I just want you to stop arguing!” But it matters. There has been a slow, drip, drip break down in the proper functioning of our government, by every Council, over the past 20
... continue reading.My six ARPA proposals
1 Comment on My six ARPA proposalsUpdate 08/31/21: Since this original post, I have added two other proposals for a total of six. I’ve added them below. As I said in the Christmas in July post on spending our $9M in stimulus money, after the July 22 City Council Meeting, Councilmembers were given an application by the City Manager to fill
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Categories Airport, Economic Development, Engagement, Marina, Policy, Public Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Transportation
The Minority Report (Part 2 of 2: Policy)
This is the second half of our response to the April 15th State Of The City presentation. Part 1 discussed our objections to the way it was carried out. Here we’ll talk about some specific policy differences. For those of you short on time, you can follow along with this presentation packet. As noted last
... continue reading.Defense
I’ve used the word ‘defensive’ a bit lately with regard to the administration and my colleagues. This started about the time Meg Tapucol-Provo published her resignation letter from the Police Diversity Committee. What I’ve tried to explain is that her experience on that committee was not isolated. She was simply reflecting on what is the
... continue reading.REBUTTAL: Des Moines Mayor responds to TM Sell’s Sound Transit Editorial
by Dave Kaplan Mayor and Councilmember City of Des Moines If you build it they will come – if you build it in the right place. As my good friend Dr. Sell recently noted, Sound Transit will soon decide on a preferred alignment and station locations for the Federal Way Light rail Extension. Barring unforeseen circumstances,
... continue reading.OPINION: Pacific Highway transit route makes more long-term sense
OPINION: Pacific Highway transit route makes more long-term sense 7 Comments Print This Post by T.M. Sell If you build it, they will come – if you build it in the right place. Sound Transit soon will decide where to site its extension of the light rail from Angle Lake toward Federal Way. The two
... continue reading.King County Interim Report On Ferry Expansion Options For Marine Division KPFF 07/01/2015
Study on expansion routes for Water Taxi. They are focused on a ferry as a true commuter option. Des Moines ranks at bottom on all axes. Commuter demand low. Revenue poor. Costs high. Multi-modal challenging. Parking inadequate. They question the need given the Light Rail and the fact that there is already a Metro Shuttle