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by drak0n1c 2823 days ago
Seattle ends up spending more than 3x its per mile project cost estimates, estimates that are already much higher than what other US cities actually spent to fully build similar projects. The tunnel, the Pioneer Square streetcar failure, the bike lanes - it’s likely to turn out like Honolulu’s project. It’s a consistent record of mismanagement, and while I would love to build a subway it is not “propaganda” to not trust this council with it.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/930...

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According to Seattle.gov, most of the projects are on track with spending and the ones that aren't are the projects that are now uncertain about federal funding to offset costs, higher construction costs, and due to that a few went over budget [1].

You can't blanket apply this to all projects, even the ones in Move Seattle, therefore it's nothing but propaganda from people who don't want to spend anything on public infrastructure or public transit. Jenny Durkan is also quite the liar when it comes to the missing street car link [2].

[1] http://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2018/04/23/the-latest-on-move-se...

[2] https://www.theurbanist.org/2018/07/26/mayor-durkan-claims-s...