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submitted 4 months ago by kinther@lemmy.world to c/seattle@lemmy.world
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[-] sleet01@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago

He basically singlehandedly torpedoed the monorail, so he can rot for all I care.

[-] Trilogy3452@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago
[-] sleet01@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah; the plans were all but finalized, and a bunch of property purchased, but he didn't want the poors riding the new monorail through his high-rises' "sunlight" (aka line of sight) so he blocked it at a couple key places in downtown. I didn't recall if it was litigation or what, but he basically forced the project to scramble for a new route, which drove up costs and iirc required a redesign. It fell apart after that.

this post was submitted on 26 Dec 2024
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