No and No: Voters rejecting viaduct options
Seattle voters rejected both options on the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement advisory ballot after a first tally was reported this evening. The surface/tunnel hybrid was losing 69% to 30% while the elevated was losing 55% to 44%. 98,639 votes have been tallied, which is more than half of the projected total.
In a speech at the Edgewater Hotel, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels said the vote is a clear message that Emerald City voters don't want a new freeway on the waterfront.
Meanwhile, two school levies (Highline and Skykomish Districts) are passing with supermajorities (sixty percent or better).
[Updated at 9:32 PM with corrections and additional information].
POSTSCRIPT: Just to be clear, I came up with his headline before the P-I came up with one that's nearly identical. As they say, great minds think alike.
In a speech at the Edgewater Hotel, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels said the vote is a clear message that Emerald City voters don't want a new freeway on the waterfront.
Meanwhile, two school levies (Highline and Skykomish Districts) are passing with supermajorities (sixty percent or better).
[Updated at 9:32 PM with corrections and additional information].
POSTSCRIPT: Just to be clear, I came up with his headline before the P-I came up with one that's nearly identical. As they say, great minds think alike.
