Kammala wannan magana: A watan Fabrairun 2011, lokacin da Majalisar Birnin Seattle ta kada kuri'a 8-1 don sanya hannu kan yarjejeniyar da ke ba da damar ci gaba da aikin rami, McGinn ya soke dokar. Majalisar gari ta sake watsi da takunkuminsa, 8-1 kuma. Bayan da Maris 2011
Girgizar kasa ta Tōhoku a Japan McGinn, da ke ambaton girgizar kasa, ya yi kira da a rushe gadar shekara guda da wuri. Babu wani shiri da aka gabatar don maye gurbin ko rage karfin zirga-zirgar da aka rasa. Wasu 'yan kasuwa da masana harkokin sufuri sun yi adawa da wannan kira. Shugaban kungiyar masana'antu ta Arewacin Seattle ta Ballard ya kira yiwuwar sakamakon rufewar da wuri "wasan ban tsoro" yana mai ambaton rawar da layin ya taka a matsayin babbar hanyar aiki ga ma'aikata, kayan aiki da kayayyaki tsakanin masana'antun da ke kan manyan yankuna biyu na masana'antu na Seattle, da Ruwan Ruwa na Duwamish da kuma kan hanyar jirgin ruwa ta Lake Washington. Ma'aikatar Sufuri ta Ma'aikatar sufuri ta Jihar Washington ta yi tsayayya da ra'ayin da ya ce, "Kawai rufe ƙofar ba tare da maye gurbin da ya dace ba zai zama mummunar lalacewa ga birnin Seattle a tattalin arziki. Farawa yanzu da kuma bin sabon madadin zai jinkirta tsarin aikin gaba ɗaya. Gadar tana da rauni kamar yadda take kafin girgizar kasa a Japan".