December 31st, 2007
Pity the poor city of Portland. It wants to build more streetcar lines, and its Godfather Earl created a special slush fund small starts program in the recent transportation bill for such new rail lines.
Only now the evil Federal Transit Administration (no doubt goaded by the evil Bush Administration) says that it will only [...]
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December 30th, 2007
Sound Transit plans to open a new HOV lane from Bellevue to Mercer Island, on westbound Interstate 90; and new HOV lanes on Highway 522 through Kenmore. ...
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December 29th, 2007
Trying to find a saner, more just "ethic of place." Good luck with that, Seattle. Two important new books explain why.
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December 28th, 2007
The Port of Seattle Commission will hold a Jan. 8 meeting at 1 p.m. in its Pier 69 headquarters to allow a public hearing and testimony regarding a damning performance audit of the port's construction management.
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December 28th, 2007
King County Executive Ron Sims talks about trails and rails:
(More videos from the past week in politics are posted at
Hominid Views.)
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December 27th, 2007
A young King County councilman, Rob McKenna, questioned Sound Transit's management and land acquisition policies. County Executive Ron Sims bounced him off ...
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December 27th, 2007
Every once and a while we hear fascinating stories about people working together to help each other. On I-90 Wednesday afternoon one of those situations occurred, here is that story. (Photos from the scene thanks to Igor Gulchuk.)
Westbound traffic on Interstate 90 came to an abrupt halt Wednesday afternoon when a tree came down and blocked the entire roadway near the Franklin Falls bridge. Three lanes filled bumper to bumper with holiday travelers skidded to avoid each other and avoid what could have been a major traffic tie-up.
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December 27th, 2007
People who think there aren't big-money woes at the Port of Seattle are deluded. Mic Dinsmore, who stepped down in March as port chief, says things are A-OK. Then again, he's got a legacy to polish.
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December 26th, 2007
AP and KING5.com SEATTLE - Sound Transit officials say the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel will be open for bus service on Thursday. ...
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December 25th, 2007
Motorists help pay for roads with gas taxes, tolls and license tabs. Boaters subsidize maritime programs with vessel registration and boat launch fees. Maybe bicyclists, too, should pitch in for the costs of their trails and lanes.
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