American Dream

Two years ago, Seattle voted (by a scant 877 votes) to spend $1.75 billion on a 14-mile monorail. Since then, a fire in the existing tourist monorail and controversies over costs and engineering have led to increasing questions about the plan. Opponents gathered enough signatures to put it back on the ballot this November. If it survives a challenge from rail proponents, voters will get a chance to kill it.