I can't believe something like this passed in this decade, when people are finally getting the idea that mega-highways/transit projects suck.

"Pass" has an entirely different meaning in Seattle.. It goes something like this:

2002 - "damn, that was a big earthquake."

2003 - "shit, the viaduct is going to fall down."

2004 - "let's vote: cut and cover, rebuild the viaduct or put in a park?" "put in a park." "yay!"

2005 - "we, your legislature, think you're wrong. Vote again."

2006 - "put in a park! yay!"

2007 - "we, your legislature, think you should dig a tunnel."

2008 - "we, the voters, think you should put in a park. Put in a park! Yay!"

2009 - "We, your legislature, have declared your vote illegal. Also, giant fucking tunnel."

2010 - "You can vote between a tunnel or a calamity. Budget TBD." "...fucking tunnel. Fine."

2011 - "Budget is a gazillion dollars. Thanks to your overwhelming approval, here's some tax levees."

2012 - Tim Eyman figures out some way to fuck it up further.

2013 - "since we've spent all the money on studies we need moar."

2014 - "oops. We done fucked up. Again." See also: tacoma narrows bridge, evergreen point floating bridge, Husky Stadium, I-90 tunnel, UW electrical engineering building, etc.