The Seattle Times: Monorail idea wins wide applause, but many say cost outweighs benefit
Even though a majority of Seattle voters would not be frequent riders, they want to build a city monorail.
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As with school and housing levies, Seattleites appear willing to pay for amenities they consider a general public benefit.
Imagine where things would stand if the past 40 years had seen a progressive expansion of the monorail: it might have been extended as far as the old Interurban route, permitting car-free transportation from Everett to Tukwila. It’s interesting to speculate what might might have happened had this come to pass. Perhaps Microsoft would have chosen someplace on the monorail corridor for its headquarters and eliminated the dreaded crosslake commute. I can see monorail stations at the two downtown sports stadiums, taking fans to the top of the seats. A station at Colman Dock would unite the Mosquito Fleet of the 19th and early 20the centuries with the 21st.