PLEASE HELP SAVE SEATTLE CENTER
MAKE YOUR OPINION KNOWN!
The Seattle Monorail Project (SMP) wants to run the Monorail
through the Heart of Seattle Center!
The SMP’s “Preferred Alignment Northwest Route” will:
Run a major transportation system through the heart of Seattle Center open space.
Divide the International Fountain area with columns, guideways and trains.
Run intrusive trains overhead every two minutes, 30 times an hour, in both directions.
Remove dozens of beautiful and historic trees near the International Fountain.
OFFICIAL ALTERNATIVE ROUTES OUTSIDE SEATTLE CENTER ARE BETTER FOR THE CENTER AND THE TRANSIT RIDING PUBLIC!
Locating the Monorail outside of Seattle Center:
Puts transportation where transportation belongs—on the streets, where transit users are, not through Seattle Center open space or corridors
Provides better column, guideway and station sites outside the Center without loss of trees, open space or interfering with Center activities.
Protects the friendly, relaxing pedestrian environment of the International Fountain park space where people gather for play, picnics and just taking in the sun on a summer day, or spontaneously gathering for community events. The monorail would permanently degrade this area for public use.
Preserves the environment for Seattle’s most popular events: Folklife, Bumbershoot, The Bite, and many others. A large monorail viaduct with trains constantly running overhead will severely impact musical, speaking and other outdoor Center events.
Want to help Save the Center? Here’s what you can do:
Email or call each member of the Seattle City Council
Strongly urge that SMP and Seattle City Council select one of the alternate routes that does not divide Seattle Center. Urge them to support a route that serves the public good without sacrificing the Center. Even many original monorail supporters oppose this route. Please join us.
Time is short, a final decision is expected soon.
Keep Seattle Center Green!
For more information visit www.saveseattlecenter.org