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Council approves wider Mercer and Spokane Viaduct
Seattle City Council members gave the go-ahead Monday to widen the Spokane Street Viaduct and, with reservations, to widen Mercer Street, rejecting one skeptical member's call for a delay.
MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008
Getting There: Drivers ask about HOT lanes on Route 167
Readers ask about restricted entries to and exits from the HOT lanes on state Route 167; whether metal plates used in construction dangerous to cyclists.
SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2008
Passenger's 'jest' prompts bomb scare, halts ferry service
Ferry service between Kingston and Edmonds was temporarily halted Saturday morning after the Washington State Patrol received a call that a bomb might be on board one of the vessels. Troopers found no bomb.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
Transit options: More streetcars or electric trolleys?
Streetcars? Why not electric trolley buses? That question popped up Tuesday as Seattle City Council members were briefed on four possible streetcar routes to extend the system now only in South Lake Union.
Spokane Street Viaduct gets a green light
A Seattle City Council committee agreed Tuesday that the Spokane Street Viaduct-widening project should go ahead next year, but members want more assurances of financing for Mercer Street improvements.
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2008
Drivers need to warm up to lanes
The state's first experiment charging tolls for using carpool lanes brought confusion and some criticism from motorists Monday, the first full commute day the lanes were operating.
Gas tax holiday would cost state $126 million
The gas tax holiday proposed by Sens. John McCain and Hillary Clinton would save the typical driver $28 but cost Washington about $126 million in lost highway money and more than 4,300 highway-related jobs, according to a recent report.
New streetcar routes have potential, but need cash
Four new crosstown streetcar routes appear promising enough to consider building, a Seattle agency said Monday. Next steps: finding the money and deciding if they're worth it.
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008
Try rush-hour luck in HOT lanes
Solo commuters driving on state Route 167 between Renton and Auburn on Monday will be able to use the car pool lanes for the first time. But it will cost money to use the high-occupancy toll lanes.
Getting There: Free pass sought for some in new HOT lanes
Readers ask why Kent and Renton residents can't use the car pool lanes for free, too-narrow streets in Fremont, a dangerous turn in Shoreline.
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008
Car pool lane tolls set to go on Valley Freeway
The state's first experiment with tolls in car pool lanes will begin Saturday, part of a traffic-management test that has drawn the interest of more than 9,600 drivers and could be the next step in returning tolls to highways.
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