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Public Voices Support, Concerns for Metro’s Last Funding Option
On Tuesday night the King County Council held the only public hearing on its proposed ‘Plan B’, detailed in this earlier post, that would maintain transit funding. Most speakers supported the measure, but a number of important questions were brought … Continue reading
Posted in Buses, Government, Policy, Transportation
Tagged ballot, budget, buses, Council, crowding, cuts, fee, funding, King County, low income, metro, Plan B, reduced fare, sales tax, state legislature, vehicle licensing, vote
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Plans, Plans, Plans: The Visions for Seattle’s Future
On Thursday night a crowd of hundreds gathered to share ideas for Seattle’s future. Co-hosted by the Seattle Art Museum and the city’s Department of Planning and Development, the evening kicked off the city’s comprehensive plan update process that will … Continue reading
Posted in Demographics, Government, Housing, Land Use, Landscape, Parks, Public Space, Resources, Schools, Sustainability, Transportation
Tagged comprehensive plan, department of planning and development, DPD, Olympic Sculpture Park, Pecha Kucha, presentation, public participation, SAM, Seattle, Seattle 2035, Seattle Art Museum, update
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King County Proposes Vote on Transportation Tax
After years of stalling, King County is finished waiting for the Washington state legislature to help solve its transportation problems. With funding for roads and transit too low to even plow snow and keep buses running, County Executive Dow Constantine … Continue reading
Posted in Buses, Government, Policy, Roads, Transportation
Tagged benefit district, budget, Council, Dow Constantine, Executive, funding, King County, legislature, metro, Olympia, Plan B, sales tax, special district, transportation, vehicle levy, Washington state
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Residents Protest Lowrise Height Limits
A 2010 change to Seattle’s Lowrise 3 (LR3) zoning designation hasn’t sparked much public interest until now, when the economy has picked up and developers are taking advantage of increased height limits for new multi-family buildings. Residents in neighborhoods with … Continue reading
Posted in Demographics, Government, Housing, Land Use, Policy, Residential
Tagged affordability, affordable housing, Capitol Hill, City Council, codes, density, department of planning and development, growth, height, homeowners, housing, lowrise, lowrise 3, LR3, multi-family, neighborhoods, Seattle, single family, zoning
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Bikeshare Pedaling Into Puget Sound
The bike sharing fad has spread across the U.S. like wildfire, with over 30 cities introducing a form of the service since 2008. High profile programs in New York and Washington, D.C. have proven the merits of bike sharing for … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Policy, Public Space, Roads, Sustainability, Transportation
Tagged bicycle, bike share, China, CitiBike, commuting, cycling, Europe, funding, helmet law, history, King County, mode share, public transportation, Puget Sound Bike Share, rental, Seattle, sharing, stations, tourism
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New Routes Coming Online for RapidRide
Two new lines will be starting service this year for King County Metro Transit’s frequent bus service, RapidRide. The system currently has four routes, lettered A through D, that serve key commuting corridors in the Seattle metro area such as … Continue reading
Posted in Buses, Transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged A, Aurora, B, BAT, Boeing, Burien, bus, bus rapid transit, bus stops, business, C, D, E, F, King County, lanes, light rail, Link, mass transit, metro, ORCA, Rapid Ride, RapidRide, Renton, Seattle, service, signal priority, Sounder, stops, traffic, transit, Tukwila
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Vehicle Fees Are Ready For Modernization
The increasing fuel efficiency of road vehicles and adoption of alternative power sources like electricity, natural gas, and hydrogen is lessening the ability of gas taxes to pay for transportation systems. The federal gas tax has been 18.4 cents/gallon since … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Policy, Roads, Transportation
Tagged alternative, cars, costs, energy, federal, fee, fuel, gas, gas tax, highways, insurance, maintenance, mileage, odometer, Oregon, pilot program, road usage, roads, tax, taxes, trucks, VMT, weight
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Parking-Free Development Making Appearances
In the postwar decades of the 20th century American cities stood by their carefully calculated minimum parking requirements, resulting in underutilized land and encouragement of car travel. Planners outside of the largest cities have started to reverse this trend by … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Land Use, Parking, Transportation
Tagged asphalt, concrete, development, garages, land use, off-street, on-street, parking, parking-free, Seattle, suburbs, urban, zoning
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Metro Supporters Demand Action
A coalition of transit supporters rallied at a press conference today in downtown Seattle’s Westlake Park. Representatives from local governments, institutions, and businesses spoke passionately about the need for the Washington State legislature to pass a comprehensive transportation package that … Continue reading
Posted in Buses, Editorial, Government, Policy, Transportation
Tagged bus, cuts, Dow Constantine, downtown Seattle, governor, Josh Cavanagh, King County, Larry Phillips, legislature, metro, overcrowding, politics, press conference, rally, revenue, roads, service, taxes, transit, transportation, university of washington, Washington state, Westlake
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Denny Substation Bringing Light to Growing Neighborhoods
With growing demand for power in the neighborhoods around South Lake Union, utility department Seattle City Light (SCL) is preparing to build a new electrical substation nearby. It won’t be like the city’s other 11 facilities with cold chain-link fences, … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Government, Land Use, Landscape, Parks, Public Art, Public Space, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Walking
Tagged architects, architecture, Capitol Hill, Denny Substation Project, Denny Way, electrical substation, electricity, infrastructure, NBBJ, pedestrian, power, public, public art, Seattle City Light, Seattle Design Commission, South Lake Union, urban design, utilities
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