The Department of Transportation and the Port of Seattle faced off this afternoon at the Sustainability and Transportation Committee meeting. At issue: what will be the impact of the proposed SODO Arena on transportation in the immediate area — and particularly freight transportation. Unfortunately, they both missed an opportunity to solve an even bigger issue.
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News roundup: NCIS, Housing levy, safe injection sites, and more
Lots of City Council-related news this morning…
Continue readingThis week: lots of land use deliberations
The City Council will be very busy with land use decisions this week.
Continue readingNews roundup: secure scheduling, minimum wage, SODO arena
Happy April Fools’ Day! Not much in the news this morning, but some interesting coverage of secure scheduling and of the fight for a $15 minimum wage.
Continue readingNews roundup: ST3, tree cutting, and more
Lots of debate about how to punish the homeowners who illegally cut 150 trees in a greenbelt.
Continue readingNews roundup: SODO arena, Pronto still
Yesterday’s Council hearings on the SODO Arena have everyone’s attention this morning. Plus, more on the Pronto buyout.
Continue readingSODO Arena hearings
The Sustainability and Transportation Committee held hearings this afternoon and this evening on the petition to vacate two blocks of Occidental Avenue in order to build the SODO Arena. And the sides lined up fairly quickly.
Continue readingNews roundup: Pronto, SODO, housing
Yesterday’s vote to buy out the ailing Pronto bike-share system tops the news this morning, but the SODO Arena hearings today take up a lot of column-inches as well.
Continue readingThis week: count to ten
The City Council has ten meetings on the schedule for this week. So take a deep breath and let’s jump in…
Continue readingNews roundup: taking sides on Larry Weis
News coverage is dominated by op-ed pieces this morning, especially related to Larry Weis’s confirmation vote tomorrow.
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