City Council Members S.C.R.E.W.E.D. on Proposed Streetcar Names
By Brian Miller
December 10, 2008
• From Tom Rasmussen: The Trolley Regrade Ambi-Modal Plan would connect Belltown's vital bar and nightclub locus to Bremerton's underserved population via amphibious streetcars that, unlike state ferries, run all night long.
• Proposed by Jean Godden, the Highly Useful Supplemental Streetcar for You links her North Seattle home to the nearest Metropolitan Market, Wedgwood Broiler, beauty salon, and kayak rental shop.
• Licata's Human Optimizer line would double the capacity of a Madison Park/Cap Hill route by offering half-price fares to those who pay with soy, backyard chicken eggs, tofu, or other forms of locally grown organic barter.
• The Seattle Knowledge Acquisition Nodal Karry-all, Clark's brainchild, would connect all our city's libraries.
• Richard Conlin's West Harborview to Occidental Route Express would bring Pioneer Square's ladies of the night that much closer to hospital-administered antibiotics.
• The High-Occupancy-Oriented Knickerbocker Express Route would link downtown to the Highlands with no local stops, as Bruce Harrell has long sought.
• Jan Drago's Ballard-Interbay Transit Connection Hub would conveniently link all streetcar lines north of the ship canal.
• McIver has already charted the West Edge North to Capitol Hill line, connecting the valuable rug- and furniture-shopping demographic to Western Avenue boutiques.
• Finally, Tim Burgess has proposed a Two-Way Interurban Neighbours to Kirkland line, a Cap Hill connector for Eastside bois who are trolley-curious.
• Meanwhile, Mayor Nickels' own proposal—the Phinney via Roosevelt to Occidental to SeaTac and Tacoma via I-5 and Tukwila Urban Trolley Express—has met significant council resistance.