So I was interviewed briefly tonight by KOMOTV for a story on the viaduct.
After I left the interview I felt like the questions were just a little bit leading and didn’t really pose the true question. On top of that I didn’t really feel like I could speak intelligently on the subject because it hasn’t been on the top of my list recently.
The only things I said that I stand by for sure are “I want more bike lanes” and something about the governor doing one thing, the mayor doing another, and now the people trying to vote on yet another, all of which may have a different answer. Or something like that.
So I called the reporter when I got home and told him I didn’t want my interview used. He didn’t relinquish his hold on my footage completely and said he would use it in a “vague” way. When I told him the only two things I still stand by (aforementioned) he said “Okay, I’ll just use those.” and quickly ended the conversation. Probably interested in making sure I didn’t cause him 30 min more editing before deadline.
Moral for me…don’t answer questions about something you aren’t invested in no matter how big the camera lens is unless you want to go on record sounding like you don’t know what you are talking about.
blief 
So what do you think the real question is?
Has anyone heard this idea?
What about a tunnel a couple of blocks uphill; under some surface street; just like the bus tunnel? I will guess that one of the most expensive waterfront tunnel problems is the proximity to the water and the need for such a substantial seawall.
More bike lanes would really go a long way. I don’t ride my bike to work because I don’t feel safe doing so. I used to when I worked elsewhere. At this location I tried it a couple of times but was very afraid of death on several occasions.
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I think that the “Big Dig” in Boston should teach us that tunnels near water are not the best idea. It may be able to be done successfuly, but the cost is just so prohibitive and I know of no public works project that was finished on time and on budget and building seawalls and tunneling under tidal mud will only make it more difficult.
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