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Post #34,175
by inthane-chan
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4/2/02 2:12:14 PM
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New Same stuff in Seattle.
s/stuff/shit

In downtown Seattle, we have the Viaduct. It's an elevated freeway that runs along the waterfront. There are condos in front of it and behind it.

Now, remember the big earthquake we had last year? Well, it did enough damage to the viaduct that we're going to have to replace it. Suddenly, all those condo owners behind it are demanding that any replacement be built under ground, at an *INSANE* expense.

Wankers.

I have a few other names for them, but I'll save it for the Flame On forum...
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Post #34,232
by Ric Locke
4/2/02 11:23:07 PM
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New Universal situation
Same in Toronto, except no earthquake; the Condo Commandos just want the Gardiner Expressway buried out of sight.

Interestingly, a few people seem to have started a sort of underground, low-key program to remind people of just how much it's going to cost, and what they can't do about highways, etc. for the city if they do that.

I'll have to keep tabs on the situation.

Nearby in Fort Worth, the overhead for I30 is now gone; the last few bits of rubble are being carted away. That, though, was a matter of spending a few extra bucks to do it right when a major bottlneck intersection was done away with. The replacement isn't buried; it's built on air rights over the railroad yard.
Regards,
Ric
     DDT. - (acagle) - (16) - March 25, 2002, 05:39:43 PM EST
         *grin* - (imric) - (14) - March 25, 2002, 11:06:30 PM EST
             I remember you sharing that story before - (drewk) - (1) - March 26, 2002, 08:54:22 AM EST
                 Yup! -NT - (imric) - March 26, 2002, 06:45:59 PM EST
             Reminds me of an architect I knew - (ben_tilly) - (11) - March 26, 2002, 07:31:42 PM EST
                 Not just architects; Greed is now a commodity - (Ashton) - (6) - March 27, 2002, 03:06:25 PM EST
                     Works the other way also - (boxley) - March 27, 2002, 04:18:38 PM EST
                     Heh. Airports are a favorite target - (Ric Locke) - (4) - March 31, 2002, 03:57:15 PM EST
                         Sounds like my F=MA sign - (Ashton) - (1) - March 31, 2002, 07:22:45 PM EST
                             one car lenth for every 10mph -NT - (boxley) - April 2, 2002, 02:19:21 PM EST
                         Same stuff in Seattle. - (inthane-chan) - (1) - April 2, 2002, 02:12:14 PM EST
                             Universal situation - (Ric Locke) - April 2, 2002, 11:23:07 PM EST
                 There's an article in the NYT... - (neelk) - (3) - March 29, 2002, 09:28:59 AM EST
                     Zoning is a forum by itself - (boxley) - (2) - March 29, 2002, 10:05:14 AM EST
                         Re: Zoning is a forum by itself - (neelk) - (1) - March 29, 2002, 12:37:50 PM EST
                             Three comments - (ben_tilly) - March 31, 2002, 12:11:25 AM EST
         Ancient History - (morganek) - April 1, 2002, 09:36:55 AM EST

I've not seen any indication that would lead me to believe that I could say that.
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