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Friday, March 16, 2007

Anti-viaduct vote climbs higher still

King County has posted a third updated count of votes this evening in Seattle's special election on the future of the waterfront and Alaskan Way. Opposition to the tunnel dropped by the tiniest of margins, but opposition to a new viaduct increased slightly - again. Here's the new tally:

57.28% oppose a new viaduct (up from 56.24%)
42.72% support a new viaduct (down from 43.76%)
69.72% oppose a tunnel (about the same as before)
30.22% support a tunnel (about the same as before)

King County Elections has now counted 154,934 votes.

The overwhelming rejection of a new elevated freeway just keeps getting bigger - and that's great news. The trend has continued as we've hoped. There's no denying that 57% is a huge landslide. Seattle is adamantly opposed to a new elevated highway and it's off the table no matter what its supporters say.

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