Now that Tacoma is happy – or happier – with the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT’s) willingness to consider “building an historically appropriate new station in the center of 100-year-old Freighthouse Square,” as opposed to a glass and metal thing which was the original design, if Amtrak could just fix the onboard Netflix problem, all would be swell.
Search Results for: High Speed Rail, Part I
Letter: Computers Learn from Experience, People Not So Much
By David Anderson Wednesday is Waste Watch in Washington. The latest and greatest in technological advancement is a computer able to “perform a task without supervision” and to “learn from its own mistakes.”
Letter: Troubled Bridges over Washington’s Waters
By David Anderson Injuries were minor but the insults were major in cross-the-country reaction to the I-5 bridge collapse. The New York Times calls it “the creeping train of detoured vehicles,” referencing the new circuitous route of 67,000 cars and trucks that daily had crossed over the Skagit River before the four-lane bridge was bumped […]
Letter: Books not butts
By David Anderson, Tillicum Quick announcement: Volunteers for judging the science fair at Tillicum Elementary are needed. Background checks are required which takes some time so ASAP contact Tara Longfellow at 253-583-5370 or tlongfel@cloverpark.k12.wa.us . Ten to 15 judges are needed for the science fair on March 1st from 12:30-3. One of the biggest […]
Letter: ‘Stop the train’
By David Anderson, Tillicum The signature drive to stop High Speed Rail (HSR) through Lakewood continues to March 2. Two 2’x4’ banners have been created for the signature gathering sites (Post Office, Library and Safeway). Volunteers will be coordinated via communitymattersweb@gmail.com. All materials will be made available which also can be found here.
Letter: The Year Lakewood Lost Its Voice
By David Anderson, Tillicum When it is clear that our voice matters not; when our protests fall on deaf ears; when we are led to believe “mounting community opposition” may well have an influence on the outcome but, as it turns out, the resounding vocal and written opposition affects the decision minimally if at all, […]
Letter: “Don’t ask, we’ll tell”
By David Anderson, Tillicum As there are two rails that make a train track, and a two-way street that provides directional choices, so listening and responding would appear to be integral to good communication. Not in Lakewood.
Letter: The people have spoken, already
Last week’s mail produced this year’s challenges under the headline “Key policy issues the (Lakewood) City Council will address in 2011.” Four of the six listed impact the Tillicum neighborhood, two of which are especially grievous – a new gate for Camp Murray, and Amtrak trains – the first that would put over 1,000 cars/day […]
Amtrak to present bypass plans at Tillicum meeting
Amtrak will be the featured presentation at the January 6, 2011, 6:30 p.m. meeting of the Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association. Due to the large crowd anticipated, the location is being changed to the Tillicum Elementary School gym, 8514 Maple St. SW, Lakewood. Fliers are being distributed door-to-door along the entirety of the proposed route – […]