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Sound Transit accelerates schedule for NE 130th Street light rail station

On 02/27/2020 By Kevin Schofield In transportation

In a huge win for North Seattle — and for Council member Juarez — this afternoon the Sound Transit Board approved acccelerating the schedule for the infill light rail station at NE 130th Street.

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Juarez nominated to seat on Sound Transit board

On 04/11/2019 By Kevin Schofield In appointments, transportation

This afternoon, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced that he is nominating Seattle City Council member Debora Juarez to the seat on the Sound Transit board that was vacated by Rob Johnson.

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Metro and Sound Transit roll out summer youth fares, youth ORCA cards

On 06/06/2017 By Kevin Schofield In transportation

This afternoon, King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle City Council member Rob Johnson (who also serves on the Sound Transit board) announced reduced summer fares on Metro buses and Sound Transit trains and buses for all youth in King County between the ages of 6 and 18.

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Notes from today’s meetings

On 12/12/2016 By Kevin Schofield In council briefing, full council

Here’s an assortment of notes from this morning’s Council Briefing and this afternoon’s Full Council meeting.

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This week: everyone’s talking about housing and zoning

On 07/31/2016 By Kevin Schofield In budget, environment, housing, this week, transportation, utilities, zoning

If you’re a housing and zoning wonk, you’re going to want to spend time at City Hall this week.

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News roundup: ST3 changes, the Jungle, and Myers Way

On 05/27/2016 By Kevin Schofield In homeless, news, tax, transportation

The changes to ST3 announced yesterday top this morning’s news.

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Council prepares its feedback on ST3

On 05/18/2016 By Kevin Schofield In Uncategorized

The Council is running out of time to give its feedback to the Sound Transit board on the proposed Sound Transit 3 plan, so Council member Mike O’Brien, chair of the Sustainability and Transportation Committee, is racing to complete a resolution summarizing their feedback in time for a vote on Monday afternoon.

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Council asks Sound Transit questions, and gets answers

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

Last week the City Council sent off a set of questions to Sound Transit about the Sound Transit 3 proposal. Monday ST sent their reply, and yesterday they showed up in person to further expand on their answers.

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Notes from this morning’s ST3 briefing

On 04/11/2016 By Kevin Schofield In council briefing, tax, transportation

This morning the Council got a briefing on ST3 from the CEO of Sound Transit. Much of it was a repeat of what they’ve said and written before, but there was some interesting and useful color commentary that added to the ongoing discussion.

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City Council Submits its ST3 Priorities

On 01/25/2016 By Kevin Schofield In transportation

Today the City Council sent a letter off to Sound Transit listing its priorities for the upcoming Sound Transit 3 (aka ST3) initiative.

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