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City and county transportation officials are figuring out how to create a "bus rapid transit" system that will speed up Metro buses with traffic-signal control devices, in-lane bus stops and maybe more bus-only lanes in West Seattle and Ballard…MORE

Seattle City Council President Nick Licata and Councilmember David Della released a plan last week, asking Seattle voters for their opinion on the best replacement for the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

Licata is scheduling special meetings of the…MORE

The West Seattle Design Review Board told architects of Fauntleroy Place they should rework the design to make the building's focal point more prominent because the new development will stand at one of West Seattle's busiest, most conspicuous…MORE

Demolition of the Gottschalks building to clear the way for development of the first of three residential buildings at Burien's Town Square is expected to begin in late February.

Preparations for marketing Town Square condominiums,…MORE

A former TV weatherman helped SeaTac lawmakers get ready for their upcoming television close-ups during a special city council meeting Jan.

The Saltwater Park Bridge on Marine View Drive in Des Moines is expected to be closed for six months. During the big December windstorm, a tree fell onto the south approach retaining wall causing significant damage. Traffic is being detoured…MORE

The Highline School District took another step on Jan. 10 towards requiring a third year of high-school math for graduation.

Board members accepted the first reading of the requirement change. They will vote on it at a later meeting.

Burien council members began the new year by focusing on the city's response to last month's major windstorm that left most Highline residents without power for days.

Lawmakers, who heard from Burien/Normandy Park Fire Chief Mike Mars and…MORE

Police in Des Moines received criticism when they convinced the city council to adopt an ordinance that limits their response to local burglar alarms.

But new data shows the changes have greatly reduced false dispatches and, as a result,…MORE

The line at the Twin Lakes catered buffet table looked significantly longer than normal. The popular Federal Way Chamber of Commerce membership luncheons typically draw a sizable crowd, but none quite like the one that showed up at the Twin…MORE