Forget Seattle streetcar, restart ride-free zone | Opinion
Instead of frittering away hundreds of millions on a poky streetcar, Seattle should resurrect its Metro bus ride-free zone downtown.
Brier Dudley
Brier Dudley is a member of The Seattle Times editorial board. His columns appear regularly on editorial pages of The Times. Email: bdudley@seattletimes.com
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