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Mayor McGinn: Is Seattle starting to see him differently?

Posted Thu, Feb 9, 2 a.m.

After two years of fighting and frustration, the biggest winner from the voters' decision in favor of the waterfront tunnel could be the project's biggest opponent. 

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License suspensions for minor traffic tickets could be slowed

Posted Thu, Feb 9, 2 a.m.

A state Senate bill from Seattle's Adam Kline could allow some lower-income people to escape the job-destroying consequences of failing to pay minor tickets. But they could face collection agencies. 

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Gale force ferry service warnings

Posted Wed, Feb 8, 2 a.m.

The state is talking about cuts in the neighborhood of 40 percent. But would such drastic cuts really happen?

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Ports and transportation will shape economic success or failure

Posted Sun, Feb 5, 2 a.m.

In a more connected world, even the most-favored regions need to improve their transportation systems and their ability to move goods and people, and to educate skilled workers.

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Federal Way legislator wants annual state audits of Sound Transit

Posted Mon, Jan 30, 2 a.m.

Democrat Mark Miloscia says it is all about helping the agency perform to public expectations, not retaliation for failure to reach Federal Way.

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Opponents of the Roosevelt Rezone, show your weapons

Posted Fri, Jan 27, 2 a.m.

Community arguments in the wake of the Roosevelt neighborhood's rezoning process lay out a likely roadmap for Seattle's future urban planning debates.

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Heritage Turkey Watch

Posted Fri, Jan 27, 2 a.m.

The Kalakala still floats, for now, plus Seattle's plywood "space shuttle," demolition fight in Spokane, and other preservation news.

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State's newest ferries are proving pricey

Posted Thu, Jan 26, 2 a.m.

The ferries were bought at a high price and have some odd characteristics: the tendency to list, the engines that seem to waste fuel, and tight quarters for vehicles. They are very comfortable, but the state is looking at a potentially bleak future for ferry service finances. Updated: The ferry system has provided a statement about an award given to the new ferries.

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Bellevue's rendezvous with an urban destiny

Posted Tue, Jan 24, 2 a.m.

Updated: The 'Tateuchi Truce' over the Sound Transit wars on the Eastside made clear what a catalyst for an urbanized Eastside this long-aborning cultural center has become.

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Cruise ships: In Seattle or Italy, they are meant to be impressive

Posted Thu, Jan 19, 2 a.m.

Whether sitting in harbor or, tragically, tilted in the water, cruise ships are out of scale. Perhaps that is part of their attraction.

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Heritage Turkeys of the year

Posted Mon, Jan 9, 2 a.m.

Who did most to raze, wreck, uproot, neglect, and generally trash our historic treasures in 2011? The envelopes, please...

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Tolls: a long road still ahead to get best results

Posted Mon, Jan 9, 2 a.m.

There are some encouraging signs, but tolls can't work as well as possible without more flexibility and wider adoption. And cross-lake efficiencies also require much more flexibility in transit than reliance on light rail.

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Best of 2011: The fragile state of Washington's ferries

Posted Sat, Dec 31, 2 a.m.

A recent disruption in ferry service to the San Juan Islands illuminated just how close Washington's ferry system is to the edge. Can a new government task force resuscitate the struggling system?

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Best of 2011: Why is Seattle so hostile to its bicyclists?

Posted Mon, Dec 26, 2 a.m.

It's always easier to hate a minority. An occasional cyclist reflects on what else might be going on.

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Best of 2011: The sorry state of Seattle's streets

Posted Mon, Dec 26, 2 a.m.

The crisis in repairing pavement of our streets has been getting worse for 25 years. City data shows just how bad the problem has become.

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12 good things that happened the past year

Posted Sat, Dec 24, 9 p.m.

It's okay to be grateful around this time of year, so here are some suggested causes for lifting your wassail bowl.

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Greyhound may test Seattle's commitment to mass transportation

Posted Tue, Dec 20, 2 a.m.

The bus line is losing its home on the north edge of downtown. Is a move to Pioneer Square's King Street Station the best choice, and perhaps the only way to keep the intercity service in Seattle?

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Density is your friend, Roosevelt

Posted Tue, Dec 20, 2 a.m.

Last week's City Council vote to increase housing density in Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood created a heated local debate. Is there a prescription for talking productively and openly about dense, sustainable development?

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Seattle, state's rail growth faces mud on the tracks

Posted Thu, Dec 15, 2 a.m.

With mudslide season approaching, officials are looking at what could be done to minimize disruptions. Does BNSF really have to halt passenger service for days after a slide?

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Halfway through his term, can McGinn still make the grade?

Posted Wed, Dec 14, 2 a.m.

Seattle's first-term mayor is getting down to last chances to create a new image of himself as someone fighting for the people on issues where agreement is possible.

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Transportation Blog posts

Rail to Ballard: Nice idea, but didn't somebody already think of that?

Posted Sat, Dec 17, 12:05 p.m. 2011

Sound Transit and the city boldly go where the monorail tried to go 14 years ago.

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Newt and the newts: Meet the amphibian behind the man

Posted Sun, Dec 11, 12:30 p.m. 2011

Amazing resilience may not be the only thing Gingrich and the eponymous amphibians have in common. Just ask Bob Dole and Phil Gramm.

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Midday Scan: Viaduct museum; see you in court over liquor jobs; Kalakala's 'significance'

Posted Wed, Dec 7, 11 a.m. 2011

Maybe the money for a viaduct museum helps Pioneer Square. Costco's initiative faces a court challenge. McGinn talks police reform. And the owner of the one-time ferry Kalakala speaks of the "global" importance of the dilapidated ship.

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What’s the matter with Kittitas?

Posted Wed, Nov 9, 6 p.m. 2011

Luckily for the rural voters who endorsed I-1125, urbanites insisted on picking up the check for their new bridges and highways.

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King County to resuscitate pay-as-you-go insurance model

Posted Thu, Nov 3, 3 p.m. 2011

A pilot pay-as-you-drive car insurance program launched in 2007 was a flop, registering only a handful of users. Now the county is seeking a new contractor for the project. Will the second time be the charm?

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Midday Scan: Thursday's top stories around the region

Posted Thu, Oct 27, 11 a.m. 2011

Gregoire wades into more budget cuts; finger pointing at Monroe Penitentiary; rising count for homeless students in Seattle Schools; an unadmiring portrait of the powerful Kemper Freeman and family; and a Viadoom report.

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Whale-watching for free, aboard the state ferries

Posted Fri, Oct 21, 8:34 a.m. 2011

The orcas are venturing south into the Sound this time of year, and the Ferry system has ways to spot them; plus on-shore viewing sites facilitated by The Whale Trail.

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If earplugs don't work, try phone sex

Posted Wed, Sep 28, 10:10 a.m. 2011

Aviation officials suggest a novel recourse for citizens afflicted by Sea-Tac jet noise.

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Midday Scan: Thursday's top stories around the region

Posted Thu, Sep 15, 11 a.m. 2011

In the news today: Seattle's former transportation director gets serious about BART, Idahoans Internet access is WAY slower than yours, and British Columbia eyes the role of geothermal king of the world.

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Midday Scan: Friday's top stories around the region

Posted Fri, Sep 9, 11 a.m. 2011

Rumbles on the waterfront; another case of Portland-envy; dubious distinction time for Washington colleges; Rose City roses for Obama's speech; and a study puts tolls on 520 under another cloud.

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A 'shovel ready' proposal for light rail to Federal Way? The News Tribune reports, "There’s still no money available to bring light rail to Federal Way, but Democratic state Sen. Tracey Eide and Republican King County Councilman Pete Von Reichbauer say Sound Transit should spend what it does have on a planning process that will position it for the day when there is money."

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With gas tax on decline, what will happen to our roads? The Atlantic reports: "America's old system for funding its highways is breaking down like an old jalopy, and no politicians have offered up a good solution to fix it."

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How community outrage spared bus line 42 KPLU reports: "The first man to speak on the issue made a comparison to Rosa Park’s fight for social justice, 'where she was told to get to the end of the bus. Here, metro is telling the people – there is no bus!'"

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Local governments may soon be able to raise gas taxes for roads The Herald's Jerry Cornfield reports, "Local governments would be allowed to collect up to 3 cents a gallon with voter approval under bills circulating in the Legislature to help cash-strapped communities raise money for transportation improvements."

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State demands no more under-the-Viaduct homeless The Seattlepi.com reports, "beginning Monday, the downtown dwellers of the Alaskan Way Viaduct will be gone. The state will begin sweeping away homeless people, as it expands its tunnel replacement construction a few blocks north to Yesler Way."

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