Tag: seattle times
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Times: 2.3-mile Snoqualmie Tunnel opens with fanfare
The Snoqualmie Tunnel, a 2.3-mile section of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail through the Cascades, opened July 5 for the first time since 2009. From the Seattle Times: The tunnel was closed in January 2009 for repairs after chunks of concrete started falling from the ceiling. Now, the damaged portions of the tunnel have been…
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Westneat: People injured by Missing Link offer to pay for a fix
In a somewhat new twist on the never-ending Burke-Gilman Missing Link saga, a group of people who were injured crossing the railroad tracks under the Ballard Bridge have offered to pay for what they see as a fix. From Danny Westneat at the Seattle Times: It’s been dubbed “the most dangerous street in Seattle.” It’s…
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After wreck, international war crimes investigator vows to make Burke-Gilman crossing safe
Stefanie Frease has been in a lot of dangerous environments around the world, but the one that left her out of commission for several months is right here in Seattle. Many of you who ride regularly probably know it well: The super-slick rubber railroad crossing Slip ‘n Slide on the Burke-Gilman Trail near NW 41st…
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Viaduct shutdown idea gaining momentum
The same morning we wrote about the economics of highway removal and suggested we try closing the viaduct, Mayor McGinn was saying something similar on KUOW. So is Michael van Baker at the SunBreak (which has a wonderful new site design, by the way). So is Danny Westneat at Seattle Times. In fact, as Westneat…
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It’s unfortunate you all got used to your free parking
Because that should not have happened. It sucks when you get used to a perk, and then it starts to go away. But all that free and cheap parking was just that: a perk. Because the city was paying for it, and the users were not. I think we can all agree that the city…
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Alert the Militia! Seattle Is in the Pocket of Big Bicycle
Sometimes, I feel like I’m the only one who sees it. But thank the Lord those Seattle Times editorial writers also have the courage to see it and speak out before it’s too late. My friends think I’m a conspiracy theorist, but I know, as certainly as I know that rain falls and Barack Obama…
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