Monorail technology is Seattle s only viable option for rapid mass transit within the city. Join us in telling the City Council that we re serious about building rapid mass transit in Seattle. Monorail will play a significant part in conjunction with other modes of transportation as provided by Metro, Sound Transit, etc. - to fight the traffic congestion that threatens our quality of life in Seattle. ETC had no community involvement with Seattle neighborhoods to discuss monorail routing or impacts. Monorail trains are not quiet and unobtrusive.
Rubber tires running on concrete are noisy.
On 5th Avenue, conversations stop for monorail trains. If private investors really wanted to fund an expanded monorail, they would be lobbying all over City Hall, twisting arms to get the votes. But the phones are quiet. These investors don t call because they don t exist. The entire multi-billion dollar tax burden will fall on Seattle taxpayers.