The Seattle that could have been: Proposed versions of the city that failed to pass
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Plans for a vast civic park known as the Seattle Commons was just one initiative that failed to pass in Seattle. Show MoreShow Less
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Photo of the proposed floating stadium in the March 5, 1963 edition of the Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerShow MoreShow Less
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Not all Seattle infrastructure projects pan out according to plan, and many times, Seattleites have only themselves to blame or thank for that.
For example, on this day in 1970, King County voters rejected a bond package known as the Forward Thrust which would have built a regional rail transit system heavily subsidized by the federal government. Instead, the federal money was passed to Atlanta s MARTA system, according to History Link.