Comments on: Will Seattle Follow S.F. Attorney’s Taxpayer Advocacy? http://bikeintelligencer.com/2010/09/will-seattle-follow-s-f-attorneys-taxpayer-advocacy/ All bike, all the time Tue, 21 May 2013 03:33:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Burke-Gilman missing link opponents dealt blow in court | Seattle Bike Blog http://bikeintelligencer.com/2010/09/will-seattle-follow-s-f-attorneys-taxpayer-advocacy/comment-page-1/#comment-2723 Burke-Gilman missing link opponents dealt blow in court | Seattle Bike Blog Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:47:24 +0000 http://bikeintelligencer.com/?p=4444#comment-2723 [...] to delay the city’s bike plan. Perhaps, once the B-G plans go through, the city and Cascade will be able to recoup some of their expenses from these business groups whose clear intention is merely to delay implementation of this [...]

]]> By: SGK http://bikeintelligencer.com/2010/09/will-seattle-follow-s-f-attorneys-taxpayer-advocacy/comment-page-1/#comment-2673 SGK Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:23:28 +0000 http://bikeintelligencer.com/?p=4444#comment-2673 I highly doubt Ballard Oil is concerned about bicycle use taking away from the home heating a marine fuel business. They are not in the auto fuel business.

They obviously have a concern that the trail will hurt the business or open them up to potential liability. I don’t think they have proven their case so using the courts to tie up the trail is inappropriate and a waste of taxpayer resources at this point.

]]> By: Gary http://bikeintelligencer.com/2010/09/will-seattle-follow-s-f-attorneys-taxpayer-advocacy/comment-page-1/#comment-2652 Gary Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:45:52 +0000 http://bikeintelligencer.com/?p=4444#comment-2652 Some folks can’t see change coming at them, even when it’s a huge trunk load of change. Ballard Oil is just such a business. When you realize they make money from the oil burning business, it makes perfect sense that they can’t see the bicycle revolution coming at them.

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