How 520’s Toll Revenue Differs from WSDOT’s 2011 Projections

Michael van Baker — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:54:04 +0000

Back of the envelope calculations would seem to show that toll revenue has exceeded expectations by more than that $3 million, certainly, but WSDOT says "right on target." If you take them at their word, this would indicate that the tolls in themselves, despite the increase in price and late-payment windfall, are lagging.

New Stadium Notion Leaves Port, the Ms Feeling Congested Even Before Tunnel Toll

Michael van Baker — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:42:59 +0000

But, faced with years of tunnel-construction and Viaduct-destruction, the Port and Mariners have decided a new stadium is a bridge too far. Why? Fears of traffic congestion. Here is a delightful section of the Port's letter to all and sundry in which they discover that they never got their promised east-west connectors, that tolls divert traffic, and that they forgot to demand meaningful construction mitigation.

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How 520’s Toll Revenue Differs from WSDOT’s 2011 Projections

New Stadium Notion Leaves Port, the Ms Feeling Congested Even Before Tunnel Toll