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Tag: SODO arena

SODO Arena: SDOT vs. Port of Seattle throwdown

On 04/05/2016 By Kevin Schofield In transportation, zoning

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

On 04/05/2016 By Kevin Schofield In election, housing, human services, labor, news, public health, transportation, utilities, zoning

Lots of City Council-related news this morning…

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This week: lots of land use deliberations

On 04/03/2016 By Kevin Schofield In committee, council briefing, full council, housing, tax, this week, zoning

The City Council will be very busy with land use decisions this week.

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News roundup: secure scheduling, minimum wage, SODO arena

On 04/01/2016 By Kevin Schofield In labor, tax, zoning

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.

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News roundup: ST3, tree cutting, and more

On 03/31/2016 By Kevin Schofield In parks, transportation, zoning

Lots of debate about how to punish the homeowners who illegally cut 150 trees in a greenbelt.

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News roundup: SODO arena, Pronto still

On 03/16/2016 By Kevin Schofield In bicycling, crime, housing, labor, news, transportation, zoning

Yesterday’s Council hearings on the SODO Arena have everyone’s attention this morning. Plus, more on the Pronto buyout.

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SODO Arena hearings

On 03/15/2016 By Kevin Schofield In zoning

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.

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News roundup: Pronto, SODO, housing

On 03/15/2016 By Kevin Schofield In bicycling, housing, transportation, zoning

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.

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This week: count to ten

On 03/13/2016 By Kevin Schofield In calendar, committee, housing, this week, Uncategorized, zoning

The City Council has ten meetings on the schedule for this week. So take a deep breath and let’s jump in…

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News roundup: taking sides on Larry Weis

On 03/07/2016 By Kevin Schofield In appointments, committee, homeless, news, utilities, zoning

News coverage is dominated by op-ed pieces this morning, especially related to Larry Weis’s confirmation vote tomorrow.

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