Year: 2013

October 29, 2013

Times: Murray threw embarrassing fit over UW parking ticket

We’ve all been frustrated by an unexpected fee. I once refused to leave the desk of a Wells Fargo branch manager until she reversed a $5 fee I was charged for not having enough money in my account (a noble cause…right?). It appears Ed Murray is no different. The mayoral challenger apparently threw a bit…
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tagged: 2013 mayoral race, ed murray, seattle times
October 28, 2013

Downtown streetcar plans don’t include safe bikeway

Plans for the City Center Connector streetcar do not currently include a safe bike facility. Analysis of the options for a streetcar through downtown to connect the South Lake Union and First Hill lines has settled on First Avenue as the best option both for speed and ridership. As advertised on this site, streetcar planners…
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tagged: center city connector, downtown, first avenue, streetcars
October 28, 2013

Murray flips again, now wants to ‘fully fund’ Northgate bike/walk bridge

Ed Murray has issued another clarification about a biking and walking transportation issue: the Northgate biking and walking bridge across I-5. The bridge would dramatically increase the ability for people to bike and walk to the upcoming light rail station. Both Sound Transit and the city have pledged millions toward the project, but a funding…
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tagged: 2013 mayoral race, ed murray, mike mcginn, northgate, northgate station, northgate station bridge
October 25, 2013

You’ve voted by now, right? If not, here’s a mini-guide

If you haven’t voted, do it now. I mean it. Go get your ballot. I’ll wait… … … OK, good. I say to vote now because mail-in voting allows procrastinators to, well, procrastinate. Then it’s the day of the election and you have that thing you forgot about but, “Oh crap, it doesn’t get out…
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tagged: 2013 general election, 2013 mayoral race, kshama sawant, mike mcginn, mike o’brien, nick licata, richard conlin, sally bagshaw
October 25, 2013

Open house to discuss Westlake cycle track Monday

The city is holding an open house Monday to discuss plans for a cycle track on Westlake Ave N between the Fremont Bridge and South Lake Union. Backed by grant funding, the project is entering the early design phase, and they need your input on what you’d like to see. The open house runs from…
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tagged: meetings, westlake, westlake cycle track
October 24, 2013

Broadway is the new face of complete streets in Seattle (VIDEO)

The city of Seattle opened the first section of the Broadway Bikeway this week, showcasing how protected bike lanes can work on even the most active streets in the city. Broadway connects from Yesler Terrace and First Hill into the heart of Capitol Hill. It runs through some of the densest neighborhoods in the whole…
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tagged: broadway, broadway bikeway, capitol hill, cycle tracks, first hill, first hill streetcar, sdot, sound transit