text: A decade ago, the Whiteaker tried to make the quiet zone happen. The city literally laughed them out of the room. Then the Obies (and other developers) found that it would help their bottom line to get a quiet zone and this thing was brought back to life. In the meantime, the people of the Whiteaker have moved on and no longer want it for a variety of reasons. (One of which is the fact that 82% of Whiteaker residents are renters and do not want any additional rent increases.) 
  
  If we are to have a QZ, it should be the east end only and it should be paid for by a combination of the developers and the riverfront (slush fund) urban renewal district. Very few people west of the station want anything to do with this, especially those of us who live near the tracks. While they're at it, they can close the Pearl crossing instead of closing one that is used by pedestrians and cyclists for their new crossing into the EWEB property.