Monthly Archives: July 2017
Kitsap Transit’s Fast Ferry Starts Monday
After 14 years, Seattle and Kitsap County will once again have a rapid transit route linking them: a passenger-only fast ferry run by Kitsap...
Seattle Income Tax Comes Into Focus
The Seattle income tax on high-income earners has formally been introduced to the City Council. The proposed income tax would generally kick in at...
I Am Now Ten Years Old
That's me in the picture above, at thirteen or fifteen years of age, sitting behind the wheel of a 4000 in the Atlantic Base...
Tacoma Could Get State’s First Cross-Laminated Timber Tower
Tacoma Untapped broke the news that Horizon Partners NW has proposed a 14-story tower in Tacoma's Brewery District that incorporates cross-laminated timber (CLT). If...
Reminder: Community Package Tour This Week, July Meetup Next Week
We have a great lineup of events this month: two tours, our usual social meetup, and a trivia night!
As always, if you participate in...
4th Of July Late Night Bus And Light Rail Service
Sound Transit recently announced that they will extend Link light rail service on the 4th of July until 2am, an hour later than normal. This...
Sunday Video: Changing Geography Of Poverty
Elizabeth Kneebone, a fellow of the Brookings Institution, talks about the geography of poverty in America.
https://youtu.be/9PnHhUBZAVk
What We’re Reading: Shutdown Averted, Paid Family Leave, And Public School...
Rubbish: Vienna is pretty innovative when it comes to deal with its trash.
Thwarting the will: A Libertarian law firm wants to dismantle Seattle's voluntary democracy...