45 percent of Seattle voters showed their lack of world classiness wanted to rebuild the viaduct, only 30 percent wanted to dig a tunnel. A majority of Seattle residents don’t want anything, how world class of them (and here).
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As someone who loves Seattle, I have to say we’re showing the worst side of this city to everyone else. We’re acting like a bunch of primadonnas who expect special treatment even though they can’t make up their minds.
What the heck. I’ll take a retrofit, pop open a beer, and see if the world-class crowd can actually do something halfway intelligent, let alone world-class.