“This is a major change compared to the United Nations projections from a decade earlier when the estimated probability the global population would reach a maximum, and thus the growth would come to an end during th...
At the cost of three blocks of single-track cut-and-cover tunnel it would allow the use of the northern end of the branch to Ballard as a stub while keeping the option for finishing the new tunnel in the future should projections for its need be realized. But I read his reply and ...
Unfortunately what this means is that now for anyone over 30 you are more likely to get infected, yes, adjusted for the population that is vaccinated, if you are vaccinated. Indeed in the 40-49 age group you’re close to double as probable on a per-population basis. This means that if...
Regional projections indicate a sharp slowing of growth in Seattle and Bellevue, while Tacoma and Everett accelerate (year 2000 population=100%). Recent Census data showedanother year of strong growth in Seattle and Bellevue. Everett and Tacoma grew more slowly. This raised a familiar question: wh...
From what I can tell, public officials and local business leaders are making long-term capital projections assuming that the extraordinarily elevated levels of current growth will continue to rise rather than using the historic, much lower growth rate and adding a little. I saw this kind of flaw...
Here is a little secret: ST is underestimating funding shortfalls and cost estimates in its new projections, especially for something rarely discussed: the second transit tunnel. If you think that can be built for $2.2 billion you are naïve. If you want to build rail on budget build it ...
The county grew at 1.4%, less than last year’s 1.5%, so Seattle’s share of the county’s population continues to fall, though this time ever so slightly. The new statistics show that efforts to concentrate growth in existing cities such as Seattle are paying off, Nickels said. “One...
Succeeding now requires us to come together to overcome lower revenue projections and higher cost estimates. As an agency and region, we find ourselves whiplashed by a unique recession that has decimated revenue sources such as sales taxes, but without slowing our red hot property and construction...
Transit, especially rail, follows density, both population and ridership, it does not lead, or create its own ridership density. Claiming The Spring Dist. will support ST’s crazy ridership projections for ST 3 decades from now is just not realistic. East King Co. decided to run rail to S...
For years I have read where upzoning and TOD will magically create ST’s ridership projections, and now I read where ST 3 is dead in Seattle and East Link will be lucky to have half the estimated ridership. When I read someday Seattle is no longer leading the country in housing prices...