tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post6456113676390360404..comments2024-03-28T03:50:29.923-07:00Comments on Shoreline Area News: Ride tall: Sound Transit to purchase new double-decker transit busesCarl Dinsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741982015985286521noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-19197129492656573342014-04-30T11:12:54.509-07:002014-04-30T11:12:54.509-07:00Conventional wisdom is that Shoreliners vote predo...Conventional wisdom is that Shoreliners vote predominantly with the Dems. This outcome suggests Shoreline values aren't so partisan as we once thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-80044260848039981262014-04-29T17:49:11.459-07:002014-04-29T17:49:11.459-07:00ST took over Metro's revenue-generating routes...ST took over Metro's revenue-generating routes, puting themselves in the black and Metro in the red.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-60410235912183329252014-04-29T09:22:39.277-07:002014-04-29T09:22:39.277-07:00It's Seattle Metro that has the budget issue a...It's Seattle Metro that has the budget issue and is threatening to cut service. Sound Transit is a different company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-10057201205295715812014-04-29T02:32:48.988-07:002014-04-29T02:32:48.988-07:00I thought that the transit companys were broke and...I thought that the transit companys were broke and were going to have to cut service since the proposed $60:00 car tax went down to defeat. I guess they arn't really broke after all. imagine that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-91365754266438813712014-04-28T14:59:32.749-07:002014-04-28T14:59:32.749-07:00Hmm, "77 seats, each new 13′ 6″ tall bus will...Hmm, "77 seats, each new 13′ 6″ tall bus will offer around 40 percent more capacity". Articulated buses seat 64 and are safer. Even in the UK where they have lots of double-deckers, they have problems with drivers clipping bridges. Seems even less safe here with the part-time drivers and freeway speeds. Wouldn't want to be on the upper deck in the express lane when another vehicle cuts off the bus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com