It's a fact that chambers of commerce are populated largely by jaw-dangling idiots; we joined a chamber once but dropped out after we kept trying to unlock our front door with a light bulb. That is why we're not surprised to hear that the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce is pushing what they call "surface-subsurface hybrid" as a replacement for the Alaskan Way Viaduct. The Seattle Times explains that charming "subsurface" nomenclature for you: "Washburn's idea is to put the viaduct traffic in a tunnel, either a deep-bore tunnel or a lidded trench." Hey, is this thing on? Seriously though, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, you guys wanna run the hat around? Got a few billion dollars? No. Oh. Then shut the fuck up. more ›