Submitted by David Anderson. “Likely not.” So says a report by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) in conjunction with the release today, July 26, 2018 of the state agencies announcement that 250-mph (minimum) trains – and the corridors they might run on – are being studied.
Search Results for: High Speed Rail, Part I
Letter: Tug of war – Railroads, Rental Inspections and you
Perhaps we’ve all gone mad. Railroaded. Tug of war. Only it’s not a game so none of us let go. Lakewood’s Mayor Don Anderson does not like being run over, nor any of his citizens either for that matter he says – referring to Amtrak’s soon-to-begin (December 18) passenger trains traveling at high speed (79 […]
Letter: Rail Rock ‘n Roll
By David Anderson It’s called “summer’s biggest moving party,” a chance for people to rock out before the train rolls on. Given the low view of high speed rail that unappreciative folks have taken toward the Point Defiance Rail Bypass that proposes to reroute passenger trains through Tillicum and other points of interest along I-5 […]
Letter: Rail Road Rage
By David Anderson You’ve no doubt heard of the engineer texting – but tailgating another train, really? Conductors deliberately preventing other locomotives from merging – telling ‘the little train that could’ it can’t – or chasing down another train?
Letter: High Speed Rail Sucks Money in High Speed
By David Anderson What does the Point Defiance Rail Bypass Project – that would reroute Amtrak passenger trains away from the scenic Puget Sound waterfront to a heavily life-congested path through Tillicum and other communities along I-5, seven daily round trips at 79 mph and 45 seconds per intersection – have in common with the following?
Letter: High Speed Fail Won’t
By David Anderson Of course we out here in Tillicum wish the City of Lakewood well – in the just announced lawsuit – in derailing High Speed Fail given it’s our community that is “isolated,” and it is our neighborhood that “has the most to lose from the project.” However, given the track record of our community […]
Letter: High Speed Rail deadline
By David Anderson, Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association president The high-speed deadline approaches for your letter protesting high speed rail through Lakewood. To the degree that Lakewood residents don’t like the Washington Department of Transportation-Federal Railroad Administration (WSDOT-FRA) plan to run fast trains through residential neighborhoods, emailing comments by November 9 directly to the top boss […]
A frosty ‘handshake’ with 3 million PNW electric customers
Submitted by Sarah LaBrasca, Lakeview Light & Power. This following article, written and shared by Chelsea Martin, Government Relations/Communications Coordinator for Modern Electric Water Company in Spokane, WA, aims to shed light on the unavoidable repercussions that could have an adverse effect on residents of our region if the Lower Snake River Dams are breached. […]
Pierce County Residents Benefit from Healthy Communities
Two local jurisdictions and 1 tribal government received honors for projects that promote community health. The 2023 Healthy Communities Awards recognize comprehensive plans and other community design efforts that will improve the health of residents. Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department recognizes 3 recipients that showed leadership to improve community health outcomes: We honored these agencies virtually […]