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Sunday, July 31, 2005

Initiative 912: The Cost of Doing Nothing

Goldy has a post this morning, that in turn, is based on a post on a new Pacific Northwest liberal blog (Hominid Views, which has been slated to be added to the Portal's directory) about Initiative 912 and the cost of doing nothing.

As Darryl points out:
People will die if I-912 passes — people whose deaths otherwise would have been averted through safety improvements.
It's the absolute truth. Voting for I-912 isn't just a vote for your personal pocketbook - it's also a vote against the safety of yourself and others.

Darryl's post provided the final inspiration for us to finish creating a new page onWashington Defense - about the cost of doing nothing.

Here's an idea of what'll happen when the viaduct collapses (which will happen if it is not replaced):

To the left, you're looking at an image from the Cypress Street Viaduct collapse in San Francisco in 1989.

A brief earthquake struck the San Francisco region that year and caused massive devastation - including the collapse of the unsafe and unsturdy viaduct.

Sound familiar? It's the future of the Alaskan Way Viaduct if Washingtonians choose to pass Initiative 912 and do nothing to upgrade our transportation infrastructure.

Learn more about the costs and consequences of Initiative 912.

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