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Planners Seek New Heights For Seattle Monorail

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Felix Sukhenko
3 July 2003 - 10:00am

Parts of the Seattle monorail may need to rise as high as six stories.

"In some places, the new Seattle monorail will need to rise above the height limits set by current zoning rules, perhaps soaring to 65 feet above the ground." ... "The guideway has to be high enough to allow trucks and boats to pass underneath but can't drop too steeply from bridges to a lower level." ... "Some critics say the proposed changes go too far." ... "We were promised a monorail that would be minimally intrusive. This doesn't sound like it."

Full Story: Monorail planners seek height easements
Source: The Seattle Times, July 2, 2003
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