It must tunnel under Capitol Hill, to reach the maximum ridership. It must serve Southeast Seattle, aligned along Martin Luther King. Rail must go to SeaTac Airport, because that is what voters were promised. Nor can we neglect for a moment the other components of a regional system. The grand plan for good new buses, in their own lanes, is beginning to materialize.
Bicycle advocates have a vision for radically increasing the ability to commute by bike.
We must listen and respond to every suggestion that gets people out of cars. We cannot shoulder these challenges in an environment of negativism and distrust. I am determined to build on the progress already made in this city toward strengthening neighborhoods, building infrastructure, and increasing our efforts to protect and expand open space. We must not succumb to the angry voices trying to renew old rivalries between downtown and neighborhoods, or between builders and environmentalists. The neighborhood planning process in Seattle has involved tens of thousands of our friends, meeting on rainy nights in churches and gyms to shape the physical future of our environment for the next century.