Seattle Waterfront Streetcar may be doomed

The Seattle Waterfront Streetcar is facing the loss of possibly the most critical part of the line, the maintenace facility. The land is owned by the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department, and has decided to let the Seattle Art Museum build a new sculpture park on that site. King County Metro is looking for a new site, and they have until September to find one.

Here is a link to a website trying to save the streetcar.

http://www.historylink.org/feedback/streetcar.cfm

Maybe not yet. The Port of Seattle has surplus land, and it is North of the current site. SAM wants the line to go through their sculpture park, and the maintence facilty, mainly a utilitarian looking shack, has to move to make way for it. The Port of Seattle is now willing to donate surplus land, and lay track to it, Metro just has to build the barn. If I were Metro, I would accept the deal, and see if it is possible to build a bigger than current barn, to accomodate, expansion.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/l ... ley23.html

Seems the politicians are warming to it. 2 other Port Commissioners(there are only 5, making it a majority), are for the proposal, so is the person who Paige Miller is running against for Seattle City Council. She is running for City Councilmember Richard Conlin's seat, as well as King County Councilmember Dwight Pelz. All like the proposal. SAM likes it too, and is ready to accomodate. I hope nobody messes this up.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transport ... ley24.html

Looks like in today's Seattle Post-Intelligencer, political squables and election year politics may doom this offer from a port commissioner. It is an offer that nobody can afford to refuse.