Mass Transit Now!

Proposition 1 is passing overwhelmingly. We did it!

This is a good sign. Here’s the money line from today’s endorsement from … Seattle Auto blog(!!) Nobody loves a 500 hp Viper that can tear across 520 in under 20 seconds as much as we do, but we also love the environment and our city even more. That’s why we’re supporting Prop 1...

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The Strangerfact checks the opponents’ “campaign.” A similar pattern emerges when you look at the anti–Proposition 1 campaign’s donor base...

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At the Evans School debate between Mayor Greg Nickels and opponent Kemper Freeman. The Seattle Times and The Stranger both report. And both articles focus on the weird moment in the debate when Kemper Freeman points out that our mass transit solution only really addresses rush hour...

The Sunday Seattle Times features Prop. 1 …and a quote from one of our most outspoken supporters, BenSchiendelman...

The city’s premier urban planning blog, HugeAssCity has an excellent post about the benefits of light rail. Take it away HugeAssCity: But there’s more to it than energy efficiency: Without an organizing principle, development flails...

Alright everyone. We just confirmed that Mayor Nickels will be going head-to-head against Million Dollar Developer Kemper Freeman in what will be the last debate leading up to Nov 4th Election Day...

Ladies and Gentleman, I give you Nobel-Prize winning journalist Paul Krugman in today’s NYT: “It’s now clear that rescuing the banks is just the beginning: the nonfinancial economy is also in desperate need of help. And to provide that help, we’re going to have to put some prejudices aside...

The PI says yes to Prop. 1. Adding on to the common sense pro arguments about increasing transit options, cleaning up the environment, and supporting smart development, the PI hits a timely and bold theme—the way to deal with economic hard times is to invest...

The Stranger endorses Prop. 1. They get right down to the facts: This package, at $17.9 billion, isn’t cheap. But we’ve got to get our region moving. If you think $69 is a lot to spend on transit in tough economic times, think about what you’ve been paying for gas lately...

Come join us for stickering and fliering Thursday, October 16, outside the Washington Atheltic Club (WAC) for theCity Club/ Seattle Works Prop 1 debate...

ThisSaturday, volunteers are meeting at 9:00am at the Sierra Club Offices, 180 Nickerson Street. Last weekend’s canvassing effort was a HUGE success, over 16,000 homesreceived information on Prop. 1...

Seattle Transit Blog points out that Tim Eyman’s I-985 inadvertently makes the case for Prop. 1...

Come join us for Wednesday,October 15 at 11am foran Educational Forum on the benefits of light rail. The event will take place at the Evans School of Public Affairs Commons, Rm 308...

The Slog reports on Kemper Freeman’s last-minute donation to the NO “campaign.” Freeman, the Bellevue developer—apparently unphased by the stock market crash—put in $100,000 over the last week, bringing the opponents war chest up to about $150,000...

Where: Perteet Offices, 2707 Colby Avenue, Suite 900 When: Tuesday, October 14 5:00pm - 7:45pm The Mass Transit Now Campaign will be phonebanking from the Everett offices of Perteet...

The Tacoma News Tribune endorses Prop. 1. The whole thing is worth reading, but their conclusion gets to the heart of the matter: The investment would pay off for generations to come...

From Erica C. Barnett’s column in this week’s Stranger: You can relax about one thing this Election Day: Obama is going to win Washington State.It’s the rest of the ballot Seattle progressives need to worry about...

Upcoming Events to support Mass Transit Now!!! As you can see, there is a lot happening! Please, get in touch with the campaign and let us know how you want to get involved. If you are available to volunteer some time at any of the following events, please contact Rebecca@masstransitnow.org...

The Slog is fed up with the “No, No, No!” opposition too—and links our radio

Today’s Seattle Times sounds almost as fed up as we are with the opponents false numbers: It turns out the $107 billion is not really a cost estimate. It is mathematical conjecture by Jim MacIsaac, a semiretired Bellevue engineer and longtime rail-transit critic...

That’s why we made this radio ad to put them in their place...

We’re hitting the streets of Bellevue this weekend to spread the word about mass transit expansion. We are meeting on Saturday, October 4 at 10:00am in the parking lot of the Safeway store located at: 1645 140th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98005...

Saturday is the last day to register to vote or change your registration address. You can do both online through the Secretary of State’s website...