My name is Bob Fleming, and I am very interested in seeing a greatly improved transportation system for Seattle and the surrounding region.

I have been building a web site about various modes of transportation, but transportation implies the use of some kind of vehicle. I am also interested in people getting around by walking, running, hiking, jogging, etc., and these don’t really come under the classification of transportation. Therefore I am creating a new category that I am calling “mobility”, which not only includes getting around by vehicles but by one’s own power.

Under mobility there is the main category of transportation and the small category of pedestrian movement.

Proposed Projects

There are several projects being considered for future transportation. These are some of them:

EASTSIDE RAIL CORRIDOR — King County executive Ron Simms is trying to make a deal with the Port of Seattle to obtain use of part of a rail corridor no long needed by BNSF railroad. The corridor runs from Renton north to Snohomish, and Simms want King County to lease or buy the southern portion of the corridor for use as a bicycle and walking trail, with possible future use for a light rail line. Click here for more about the Eastside Rail Corridor.

ALASKAN WAY VIADUCT REPLACEMENT — The Alaskan Way Viaduct is a two-level elevated highway along the Seattle Waterfront that is part of a major north-south highway, state route 99 (SR99), formerly U.S. 99. The structure is aging and weakening. The state wants to replace it with a new elevated structure. This has resulted in one of the biggest local controversies, with different people and groups wanting different options. Most opponents of a new elevated highway want the waterfront opened up and beautified, and believe the viaduct would be too ugly and noisy. The decision is still pending. Click here for more about the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement.