This morning, King County Superior Court Judge Marshall Ferguson granted a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of Initiative 976 while the court determines whether it violates the state Constitution.
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Category: transportation
Showdown Tuesday morning in I-976 challenge
Tuesday morning Initiative 976 will face its first test, when a court case challenging its constitutionality has a hearing before a King County Superior Court judge.
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City extends, improves agreement with Metro for streetcar operations
This morning, the Council’s Sustainability and Transportation Committee advanced an extension of the interlocal agreement between SDOT and King County Metro for operation and maintenance of the two existing streetcar lines on First Hill and in South Lake Union.
Continue readingCity, County file for preliminary injunction to block I-976
This afternoon, the City of Seattle, King County, and the other parties in the recently-filed lawsuit asked a King County Superior Court judge to grant a preliminary injunction blocking Initiative 976 from taking effect. This was an expected move, pre-announced last week when the lawsuit was filed. The motion notes that most sections of I-976 will take effect on December 5th, shortly after the election results are certified. In order to file the lawsuit, the plaintiffs must establish that they have standing to sue. That’s a bit tricky at the moment, since the election results aren’t certified. But the city …
Continue readingNotes from today’s Council meetings
It was a three-fer Monday: a Council Briefing, a full Council meeting, and a Parks District meeting. Here’s what went down.
Continue readingCity, County, several other parties file challenge to Initiative 976
As expected, this afternoon the City of Seattle, King County, and several other parties jointly filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court to challenge Initiative 976. With this, we get a first peek at their legal arguments.
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Budget tweaks, service cutbacks, a lawsuit, and more: how the city plans to respond to I-976
This afternoon, Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes held a press conference to lay out their plans for how the City of Seattle is responding to the likely passage of Initiative 976.
Continue readingNotes from Monday’s Council meetings
Here’s what happened today in Council Chambers.
Continue readingHearing Examiner issues a mixed ruling on Transportation Impact Fees SEPA review
This afternoon the Seattle Hearing Examiner issued a long-awaited ruling on an appeal of the city’s SEPA Determination of Non-significance (DNS) for its first step in establishing Transportation Impact Fees (TIFs). He found that the city had impermissibly left a section of the SEPA checklist blank, and remanded it back to the city to at least partially complete it.
Continue readingRide the Monorail, pay with your ORCA Card
Good news: as of October 7, the Seattle Center Monorail will accept ORCA cards, including transfers.
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