{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 9 - A Lamentable Spectacle","description":"Seattle transit plans have always had a hard time at the polls, going all the way back to 1911, when voters overwhelmingly rejected Virgil Bogue\u2019s vision for a Seattle with public transit at its core. The Bogue Plan was the city\u2019s first comprehensive plan and included big and bold ideas: 90 miles of rail transit, a brand-new civic center and grand central station, converting all of Mercer Island into a public park, and more! How did the plan\u2019s spectacular failure at the polls shape the way we navigate and inhabit our city today? Hear from special guest Eric Scigliano, writer and journalist, about what he\u2019s learned from researching the Bogue Plan and other \u201cSeattles that might have been\u201d. Show notes and transcripts available on our website.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Rainy Day History","author_url":"https:\/\/mohai.org\/program\/rainy-day-history-podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15495536\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/15495536"}