In the Sept. 10 issue of the Ballard News-Tribune ("Pay parking coming to Fremont"), Seattle Department of Transportation spokesman Richard Sheridan was misquoted. The correct quotation is, "It's an obstacle for community members to collect…MORE
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Bridge art to be reinstalled, expect lane closures
Tue, 09/16/08
Public art that was removed in 2006 will be restored to the Ballard Bridge Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
Seattle Department of Transportation crews will reinstall eight sculptures on the 15th Avenue Northwest approach to the Bridge.…MORE
Missing Link to be built on Ballard Avenue
Tue, 09/16/08
Earlier this month Mayor Greg Nickels announced the city will begin construction on the missing Ballard link of the Burke-Gilman Trail in 2009.
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New Highline YMCA in SeaTac feted
Mon, 09/15/08
SeaTac Mayor Ralph Shape called it "the biggest thing to hit not just SeaTac, but all of South King County" following a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 48,000 square foot YMCA at South 188th Street and 37th Avenue South.
The new YMCA…MORE
Wakefield named chief of colleges
Mon, 09/15/08
The Board of Trustees of the Seattle Community Colleges last week named Dr. Jill Wakefield the next chancellor of the multi-campus district.
Wakefield, currently president of South Seattle Community College, will assume responsibilities on…MORE
Des Moines golden anniversary planned
Mon, 09/15/08
Anticipation is building in the Waterland community as volunteers continue to plan a year of festivities that will celebrate Des Moines' 50th anniversary as an incorporated city in 2009.
A full calendar of activities promises to involve…MORE
Transit projects will spark delays, congestion
Mon, 09/15/08
A slate of transportation projects - from construction on Spokane Street this week, to replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct starting in 2012 - will disrupt traffic and business in West Seattle and several transit programs hope to alleviate the mess…MORE
New apt. project gets design nod
Mon, 09/15/08
A third design review board meeting for the 91-unit apartment complex to be built at 5020 California Ave. S.W. went smoothly last week as representatives from Hewitt Architects explained what the community can expect as far as the look of the…MORE
Public comments on plan updates
Mon, 09/15/08
A Seattle City Council committee approved legislation to update the city's 38 neighborhood plans created a decade ago, and neighborhoods gaining more mass transit service will likely go first.
In 1999 the Seattle City Council approved 38…MORE
Parking program under review
Mon, 09/15/08
The Seattle Department of Transportation is conducting a review of the Residential Parking Zone program in Seattle.
The program is designed to help residents who live in congested areas by discouraging long-term parking of non-residents on…MORE
