The overriding philosophy in Seattle seems to be “Halt all traffic now.” If you ever drove thru Seattle at rush hour, you’ll remember the horrible frustration of traffic piling up at every single red light, at every single corner, while exhaust fumes poison the city.
This is intentional. No kidding. City Council voted to make driving in Seattle the most inefficient, unpleasant experience in the Western World, hoping people would stop driving into town — ever.
Seattle traffic has also been featured in the series of novels by J.A. Jance with Seattle PD detective J.P. Beaumont. The traffic was almost a minor character.
Seattle Green Jobs Program Gets $20M, Creates 14 Posts
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/29/seattle-green-jobs-program-gets-20m-creates-14-post
$1,428,571.43 per job.
But if it makes Gaia happy , it’s all worth it.