Well said Ian. I have to second Garrett here though, especially as it's now quite clear I-912 is doomed.

The voters in King and Snohomish counties have spoken, and they want to keep the gas tax. Oh well. At least we had a rousing debate over transportation, and the people had a chance to speak up on the matter through the ballot
box. I just hope we really see some real improvements in our major transportation infrastructure (i.e. the Viaduct and the 520 bridge), especially over the next 1-2 years.

A final question, though: if the Viaduct and 520 bridge are in such danger of imminent collapse, how come we don't just shut them down right away, as in right now?

Back to my city's (Snoqualmie) mayoral race, the results are in and Matt Larson (with 620 votes) is leading by about 112 votes over Greg Harrelson (508 votes). It's a nice conclusion to a pleasant neighborhood-style campaign for both candidates.

It's been a pleasure blogging with you guys, despite our sometimes spirited disagreements. Life would be boring without discussion and debate, and the Backyard Blog was a perfect forum for it.

-Will