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Cascadia Monorail Co. LLC

  • News

    November 16, 2005

    Blame the Media

    And City Hall. Just about everybody but a clueless board, it seems, is to blame for the monorail debacle.

  • News

    September 28, 2005

    Neither Dead nor Alive

    The Seattle Monorail Project is on the ballot for a fifth time because of political and financial miscalculations by a divided board with a mess on its hands.

  • News

    September 14, 2005

    Too Much Credit?

    The state auditor finds flaws with how the monorail does business and warns that the agency's debt limit is abnormally high.

  • News

    August 17, 2005

    'Joel Horn Lied to Us'

    So says monorail board member Cindi Laws.

  • News

    August 17, 2005

    Time for a Mercy Killing

    Unfortunately, reports of the monorail's demise are greatly exaggerated.

  • News

    July 13, 2005

    Joel Horn's Blank Check

    With an affinity for control, the well-connected monorail executive helped steer Seattle's dream to the brink—and then quit.

  • News

    July 6, 2005

    Monorail Train Wreck

    The board has scrapped a ridiculous $11.4 billion financing plan, and two top officials have quit. Who's going to clean up this mess?

  • News

    June 29, 2005

    One Billion per Mile

    The latest cost estimate for the proposed 14-mile monorail is $14 billion.

  • News

    June 22, 2005

    A Taxing Monorail

    Seattleites will now pay until 2050.

  • News

    June 15, 2005

    Monorail Under a Microscope

    State Auditor Brian Sonntag has questions about money, openness, bidding, and conflicts of interest. His scrutiny is prompted in part by memories of the gigantic 1980s WPPSS bond default.

  • News

    June 8, 2005

    A $2.1 Billion Monorail

    A watchdog group estimates the actual cost of what had been touted as a $1.6 billion deal.

  • News

    May 4, 2005

    The Monorail Bidder Breakup

    A key partner in Cascadia Monorail is pulling out. Project managers had known for weeks but didn't tell the public.

  • News

    April 13, 2005

    The People Strain

    A much-anticipated monorail authority announcement was merely a progress report. Negotiations are to last another 60 to 90 days.

  • News

    March 30, 2005

    State Politics, Monorail, Litigation, Media

    A much-anticipated monorail authority announcement was merely a progress report. Negotiations are to last another 60 to 90 days.

  • News

    March 2, 2005

    A $6 Billion Monorail?

    The cost of building the Green Line is one unknown thing. The cost of borrowing the money is another.

  • News

    February 9, 2005

    Team Monorail Is Back

    And unlike the official Cascadia Monorail bid under consideration, taxpayers can see the system TM wants to offer.

  • News

    January 26, 2005

    Monorail by 2010?

    Of project delays, there's no end in sight.

  • News

    November 24, 2004

    Police, Education, Monorail, Politics

    Of project delays, there's no end in sight.

  • News

    November 3, 2004

    The Track Is Clear

    Of project delays, there's no end in sight.

  • News

    October 20, 2004

    Monorail Q&A

    The people's train has people hollering at each other. It's that big a deal.

  • News

    August 18, 2004

    Meet the Mono Bidder

    Cascadia Monorail is led by construction giant WGI and Fluor, a federal contractor with a record of civil penalties and cost overruns.

  • News

    August 11, 2004

    Buzz

    Cascadia Monorail is led by construction giant WGI and Fluor, a federal contractor with a record of civil penalties and cost overruns.

  • News

    August 4, 2004

    Monorail Team Drops Out

    Green Line down to only one bidder.

  • News

    July 28, 2004

    Monorail, Media

    Green Line down to only one bidder.

  • News

    May 26, 2004

    Credible Critic

    Monorail planners dismiss questions raised by a structural engineer with a global reputation.

  • News

    May 19, 2004

    Engineer: Monorail Design Flawed

    Project planners hit back, calling respected structural expert 'unprofessional.'

  • News

    July 23, 2003

    I Know! Let's . . .

    Bellhops, pet-only cars, sun roofsthese are going to generate monorail revenue?

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