Eastside commuter rail

Eastside Rail Forum Sketches Ideas For Commuter Line

This article, published by The Seattle Times, quotes Discovery Institute Fellow Bruce Agnew: Then Prop. 1 failed, and the idea of an Eastside commuter-rail line became much more attractive, rail-preservation advocates say. “That’s the reason the political momentum completely flipped on this,” said Bruce Agnew, director of the Discovery Institute’s Cascadia Center think tank. The rest of the article can Read More ›

Eastside Rail Radio Links

Follwing are MP3 links to two radio talk show interviews January 17 of Cascadia Center Director Bruce Agnew, on the proposed Eastside commuter rail line, and Cascadia’s new Eastside TRailways Partnership. KIRO-AM 710, Dave Ross Show, Eastside rail segment. Aired approx. 9:35 a.m., 1/17/08. KBCS-FM, 91.3, Francesca Lyman, One World Report, Eastside rail segment. Aired approx. 6:20 p.m., 1/17/08. (Transcript Read More ›

Snohomish Wants Commuter Train On Abandoned Corridor

This article, published by the Everett Herald, mentions Discovery Institute Fellow Bruce Agnew: No plan has been developed to renovate the tracks for commuter trains and to build a recreational trail along the tracks, said Bruce Agnew, director of Cascadia Center for Regional Development. The nonprofit group in Seattle advocates preserving the tracks. The rest of the article can be Read More ›

Port On Track To Purchase BNSF corridor

This article, published by the Woodinville Weekly, mentions the Cascadia Center of Discovery Institute: The Cascadia Center for Regional Development, a transportation policy think tank, made a big push at the end of last year to promote utilizing the existing corridor for both transit and trail. The rest of the article can be found here.

Innovative Transit Idea Shouldn’t Be Dismissed

This article, published by The Everett Herald, mentions the Cascadia Center of Discovery Institute: That proposal has been advanced by the Cascadia Center, the transportation arm of the Seattle-based Discovery Institute, a private think tank. The rest of the article can be found here.

Cascadia’s Rails And Trail Campaign Catching Attention

This article, published by the Woodinville Weekly, mentions the Cascadia Center of Discovery Institute: But in recent weeks, the transportation policy think tank known as “Cascadia Center,” (http://www.cascadiaproject.org) has stepped up its “save the rails” campaign. The rest of the article can be found here.

Is It Rail Time Or Trail Time?

This article, published by the Woodinville Weekly, quotes Discovery Institute Fellow Bruce Agnew: Bruce Agnew, director of the Cascadia Center, said, “When the public is presented with facts about the 100-foot-wide rail corridor they say, ‘Well, of course it should be rails and trails. Why would public employees rush to rip up rails?’”