"While the spelling “Tillicum” was initially proposed, the Committee selected “Tilikum” because that is how the first people who lived here spelled the word." I lold
No but really, it's a bullshit name. Let's slap another giant structure over the landscape and name it in the language of the people we killed so that we had access to the landscape, a language we worked so hard to eradicate less than 100 years ago.
Man, you are really going to have a hard time fitting in with the bureaucratic mindset if you do pursue a Master of Urban Planning degree. You need to meditate using the mantra, "All mass transit is good".
Just wait, when the mexicans take over, in 50 years we'll be discussing the pros and cons of CRACKA RAVINE.
It's gonna complete the street car loop too! Doesn't Amsterdam have a streetcar loop as well? Yeeeaaa! Utopia here we come!
Wrong thread, Santee. This belongs in the rice cooker in the backpack thread. Although how he fit her into a backpack I'll never know...
All mass transit isn't good if it's completely inefficient. It doesn't make money, it's poorly designed, and it's a laughable bandaid that our city loves to crow about but it doesn't solves any of the problems.
For $1516, they could have named it OxGeo Global Services. http://www.brandings.com/farming-agriculture-names-c-327_205.html
For the record, I kind of like the name "Tilikum Crossing." It's the rest of the name that makes me nauseous.