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Re: Article: Rebooted Panama Canal causes hand-wringing at Port of LA
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 07-11-2012 - 12:30

Steve Carter Wrote:
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> Anyone know what the ports of Tacoma and Seattle
> are doing to meet this challenge?

Seattle is in the process of shooting itself in the foot with another stadium in the SODO area, impeding Port traffic. In the meantime, Tacoma will do fine, as it will gain more business that Seattle is running off.

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BNSF rep
In a letter to Seattle City Council President Sally Clark, a top BNSF Railway official said a proposed NBA and NHL arena near CenturyLink and Safeco fields could make traffic worse for port operations.
"BNSF believes a much more focused look at traffic and parking impacts as well as the job and economic benefits of our industrial maritime area must be carefully weighed before the city takes any action toward approval of the current arena proposal," wrote Terry Finn, BNSF's executive director of government affairs. (Click on the full story link, then click another lint for the full letter.)

Finn's letter calls out the Arena Review Panel for failing to follow through on infrastructure improvement promises made to support the existing stadiums.

"Past city promises to sustain or enhance freight capacity of streets passing along CenturyLink and Safeco fields were not fulfilled as originally planned, and, today, one has only to view the frequent lines of freight trucks along Atlantic street or south of Safeco along First Avenue to witness the impairment by increased sports and general traffic on the efficient workings of the waterfront," Finn wrote.
[www.nwcn.com]


also
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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  Article: Rebooted Panama Canal causes hand-wringing at Port of LA Dolores ICTF 07-10-2012 - 11:00
  Re: Article: Rebooted Panama Canal causes hand-wringing at Port of LA Espee99 07-10-2012 - 12:10
  Re: Article: Rebooted Panama Canal causes hand-wringing at Port of LA Jim 07-10-2012 - 14:43
  Re: Article: Rebooted Panama Canal causes hand-wringing at Port of LA Dr Zarkoff 07-10-2012 - 15:09
  Re: Article: Rebooted Panama Canal causes hand-wringing at Port of LA Graham Buxton 07-10-2012 - 16:57
  Re: Article: Rebooted Panama Canal causes hand-wringing at Port of LA Dr Zarkoff 07-10-2012 - 18:04
  Re: Article: Logistically Impaired Reporters Burble? BOB2 07-11-2012 - 07:31
  Despite grant, Port of Oakland faces challenges Mike Buettner 07-11-2012 - 13:30
  Re: Article: Rebooted Panama Canal causes hand-wringing at Port of LA Steve Carter 07-11-2012 - 11:49
  Re: Article: Rebooted Panama Canal causes hand-wringing at Port of LA Graham Buxton 07-11-2012 - 12:30
  Re: Article: Port of LA-Threatened??? BOB 07-11-2012 - 13:40
  Re: Article: Port of LA-Threatened??? Mike Buettner 07-11-2012 - 13:57
  Re: Article: Port of LA-Threatened??? George Andrews 07-11-2012 - 19:01
  Re: Article: Port of LA-Threatened??? JoelM 07-12-2012 - 06:44


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