Episode 9 - A Lamentable Spectacle

Seattle transit plans have always had a hard time at the polls, going all the way back to 1911, when voters overwhelmingly rejected Virgil Bogue’s vision for a Seattle with public transit at its core. The Bogue Plan was the city’s first comprehensive plan and included big and bold ideas: 90 miles of rail transit, a brand-new civic center and grand central station, converting all of Mercer Island into a public park, and more! How did the plan’s spectacular failure at the polls shape the way we navigate and inhabit our city today?

Hear from special guest Eric Scigliano, writer and journalist, about what he’s learned from researching the Bogue Plan and other “Seattles that might have been”.

Show notes and transcripts available on our website.