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From our Bike Events Calendar
Aug13Satall-day Lake Washington Boulevard open s...Lake Washington Boulevard open s...Aug 13 – Aug 14 all-dayFrom 7 PM Friday through 7 AM Monday, three miles of Lake Washington Boulevard, from Mt. Baker Park to Seward Park, will re-open to people walking, running, riding, rolling, and playing and close to people driving. And mark your calendars for the … Continue readingAug16Tue6:00 pm Rainier Valley Greenways monthly... @ Virtual via ZoomRainier Valley Greenways monthly... @ Virtual via ZoomAug 16 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmFacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailAug17Wed5:30 pm ALUV Homezone Walking ToursALUV Homezone Walking ToursAug 17 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pmhttps://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/events/559463839217027/559463849217026&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1659465433205707&usg=AOvVaw1G5-GUn_Y0-h5btqV_YbopFacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailAug18Thu7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkAug 18 @ 7:15 pm
Meet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailAug20Satall-day Lake Washington Boulevard open s...Lake Washington Boulevard open s...Aug 20 – Aug 21 all-dayFrom 7 PM Friday through 7 AM Monday, three miles of Lake Washington Boulevard, from Mt. Baker Park to Seward Park, will re-open to people walking, running, riding, rolling, and playing and close to people driving. And mark your calendars for the … Continue reading
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Yeah, there was no need to be worried about Seattle voting for transit
Transit is extremely popular in Seattle. More than 80 percent of voters approved Prop 1, which would expand the sales tax to fund bus transit service hours, infrastructure improvements and access programs in Seattle. And considering 9 in 10 registered … Continue reading
WA Supreme Court strikes down I-976, calling it ‘deceptive and misleading’
Tim Eyman continues to be very bad at writing initiatives, wasting an enormous amount of people’s time and energy arguing over a statewide initiative that wasn’t even constitutional. The official description for I-976 that appeared on ballots in 2019 said … Continue reading
Council puts less-deep transit cuts to voters in November
Transit is getting cut. But Seattle voters will have the chance in November to make the cuts less awful by approving the Seattle Transportation Benefit District’s (“STBD”) sales tax measure. As we reported previously, state legislators and the court-pending voter … Continue reading
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Mayor proposes smaller transit-funding measure to replace expiring 2014 tax
Following the exciting passage of JumpStart Seattle revenue package, which levies a tax on high-end salaries at large companies to fund an array of COVID-19 recovery and affordability programs, the details of the city’s plan for Proposition 1 to renew … Continue reading
Seattle votes to charge $60 per car to fund transit
Seattle finally passed a Transportation Benefit District Proposition 1. After a very disappointing loss in King County during the spring, Seattle decided to run its own version of the car tabs and sales tax measure intended to avoid transit cuts … Continue reading
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Set for November vote, $60 vehicle fee needs strong vision
The City Council, acting as the Transportation Benefits District, voted unanimously to send a $60 vehicle license fee to the November ballot. It’s not the full $80 recommended by the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC III), but the funding allocations … Continue reading
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Tagged city council, ctac III, freight master plan, streetcars, transit, transportation benefits district, vehicle lisense fee
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