AWV - jpo's preferred alternative

My dream scenario is to tear down the existing structure, then build a sleek, modern, triple-decker highway in its place, with the new level dedicated to light rail. Throw some money at increased passenger ferry service on the Elliot Bay Water Taxi. Fix the seawall. The end.

But since that will not happen...

Do whatever it takes to keep the throughput of Highway 99 moving. No stoplights, no bottlenecks on Alaskan Way. I'm not in love with the tunnel idea, but at least it would not create more traffic. Replacing a torn-down viaduct with a patch of grass is completely idiotic, and will make I-5 even more horrible than it is already. People who think the journeys will disappear with the removal of the viaduct are kidding themselves. Until Seattle gets a rapid transit system on the level of BART or the El, it is unrealistic to decrease existing highway capacity. I was pro-monorail, but since the mayor killed it, I see little choice for the western half of the city but 99. Yes, Metro works great for getting downtown, but that 75-minute run from White Center to Blue Ridge is not exactly "bus rapid transit."

Let's get a little debate going here. Throw your ideas at me.