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Westgaard wears denim overalls and has a goatee and glasses

Michael Westgaard Centers Renton Council Bid on Upgrading Transit

Michael Westgaard, a labor organizer with Raise the Wage Renton, is challenging incumbent Councilmember James Alberson, Jr. for Renton City Council's Position 1 seat. Transit emerges as a central plank of his platform in this interview with The Urbanist.

Property Acquisition Snags Threaten to Delay RapidRide I Line Construction

A few months before construction on RapidRide I Line between Renton and Auburn was set to begin, King County has still not been able to acquire portions of 25 properties needed for the bus project. Now it's considering a measure of last resort: condemnation.