Last week, Daniel Person positively gushed about a grassroots campaign to build another transit tunnel downtown (“Tunnel Vision,” May 13). But as anyone who works in transpo knows, for every idea there are 100 people who think they have a better one. We heard from a few this past week: Forget an expensive tunnel, Donald F. Padelford wrote us, “The key is to put in place bus-only lanes on major arterials and transit-express lanes.” •
“I’ve actually been saying something like this for years. Except it was more using the existing regular Sounder train and tracks, and connecting it up near where the current King Street station,” suggested user bpdtweet on our website. •
Facebook readers suggested that planners focus on less ambitious goals. As Ryan Love put it, “This city can’t even be bothered with a traffic light at the insane intersection at 40th & the university bridge so . . . ”