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Letter to the Editor: City’s New Proposed Parking Legislation Goes Too Far

06.21.2010 Opinion

From Othello neighbor Dick Burkhart: I think the city’s new proposed parking legislation goes too far. It would apparently allow parking not only on existing parking lots but the development of new parking lots. A case in point is the southwest corner of MLK and Othello, owned by SHA, which is currently a vacant field. [...]

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Comment of the Week Goes To…

06.05.2010 Opinion

Real Rainier Valley Girl on last week’s Comment of the Week Goes to… : People need to rethink the propaganda put forth by our elected officials and Sound Transit that link light rail serves the majority of commuters in the Rainier Valley. While I ride the choo-choo, I endure only three or four stops on [...]

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Comment of the Week Goes To…

05.30.2010 Opinion

Brian on Light Rail’s Impact: MLK Way Owners Skeptical Light Rail Better for Business: If someone is going northbound, and wants to visit a business on the west side of Martin Luther King Way, they may have to: 1. Wait for a potentially long light 2. Make a u-turn 3. Park 4. Wait for another [...]

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Track Work to Delay Light Rail Service This Weekend

05.13.2010 News
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This weekend, Sound Transit contractors will complete final installation of  light rail track switch heaters on the main tracks near the Link light rail Operations and Maintenance Facility causing Link trains to be delayed starting Fri., May 14 at 10 am through the start of service Mon., May 17 at 5 am: Trains will need [...]

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Yet Another Car vs. Train at Othello

04.02.2010 911
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Seattle Times (RVP News Partner): A collision between a Sound Transit light-rail train and a car has caused delays for Friday afternoon commuters going through Seattle’s Rainier Valley. An agency alert called it “a minor incident” and forecast delays of 10-15 minutes, though after past collisions, delays have been somewhat longer than the initial guess. [...]

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911 Log: Kid Robbed on #7, Another Car vs. Train in Othello, Rain-King Home Invasion, Etc.

03.11.2010 News

11-Year-Old Boy Robbed On #7 Bus in Columbia City (SeattleCrime.com): Police are investigating yet another unfortunate incident on a Metro bus after an 11-year-old boy was robbed in South Seattle last week. According to a police report, the boy was on the problem-plagued #7 bus at about 7:30 p.m. on March 3rd when he pulled [...]

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Work Addressing Rail Noise Begins This Weekend

02.28.2010 News
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Sound Transit contractors begin work this weekend to make light rail tracks in Seattle and Tukwila quieter. The work will take place overnight, mostly on weekends and may cause service delays between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.  Information on service interruptions will be available at all stations. Contractors will begin installing automatic track lubricators along [...]

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Light-Rail Train & Car Collide in Rainier Beach

01.26.2010 911
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Seattle Times (RVP news partner): A car turned left into the path of a Sound Transit light-rail train Sunday, causing a noninjury crash and about 40 minutes of service delays near Rainier Beach Station, the agency said. Read more. Photo/do communications, inc. Related: Minivan Collides With Light Rail Train in Rainier Beach (9/27/09) Car vs. [...]

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Mayor Suspends Enforcement on Parking Restrictions Around Light Rail Stations

01.12.2010 Development
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Mayor Mike McGinn announced yesterday that the city is suspending enforcement of a Seattle ordinance that prevents all-day paid parking near light-rail stations. According to a press release issued by the city today, the mayor will propose a new policy within 30 days to address parking near light-rail stations. “The current law has good intentions [...]

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Danny Westneat: City Won’t Let You Park to Ride

01.09.2010 Development
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Seattle Times (RVP news partner): When light rail opened in Seattle last summer, it put a Safeway grocery store in a bit of a bind. On the plus side, the Othello train station brought new energy to the block — enough so that Safeway reversed plans to close its store, instead starting a $3 million [...]

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Light Rail – Make It Work for You

01.05.2010 Opinion
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By Mimi Torchia Boothby I’d be lying if I told you that I hadn’t voted for every initiative and every politician who said he’s support the light rail, the monorail, or any other attempt to add mass transit to our metropolis.  So it goes without saying that I was among the first to board the [...]

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South-End Scenes: Link Rolls to Airport

12.19.2009 South-End Scenes
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The 16-mile route from downtown Seattle to the airport takes 36 minutes and costs $2.50 for an adult. Photos/Matthew Murray & David Mullarkey Images

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Take Light Rail to SeaTac Starting Saturday

12.18.2009 Development
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The Link light rail extension to SeaTac and Sea-Tac International Airport will open for passenger service with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sat., Dec. 19, at 10 am. Volunteers will be on hand at the station and in the airport terminal to assist passengers over the weekend. Passengers will connect to the airport terminal via [...]

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Light Rail Grinding Work in Progress; Evening Delays Expected Through December

12.14.2009 News
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Starting Monday, Dec. 7, Sound Transit contractors began smoothing the surface of the light rail tracks between Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport in an effort to reduce the high-pitched noise that some neighbors say keeps them awake at night. The work will impact evening light rail service through the end of the month with trains running [...]

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Want to See a Light Rail Station at Graham Street?

11.16.2009 Opinion
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By Martin Duke/Seattle Transit Blog: Sound Transit doesn’t have a lot of extra cash lying around right now, but should that change, surplus subarea funds might be used to construct an infill station — that is, an additional station on an existing line.  There are 5 such stations that come up now and then.  What [...]

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Light Rail Ridership Down Slightly in September

10.26.2009 News
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SEATTLEPI.COM: Link light rail’s monthly ridership dipped slightly between August and September, according to Sound Transit’s latest estimates. Weekday ridership averaged 14,852 boardings in September, down from 14,931 in August. The $2.3 billion, 14-mile line between Seattle and Tukwila opened in July. Saturday ridership dropped from an average of 13,771 boardings in September to 13,199 [...]

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Light Rail: Getting There (Part II)

10.01.2009 Guest Columns
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By Martin Duke, Seattle Transit Blog If you don’t live within walking distance of a light rail station and would like to try to use it to get around, you’re faced with the decision of how to get there. I’ll venture that most people who would access it downtown know how to get there, but [...]

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Minivan Collides With Light Rail Train in Rainier Beach

09.27.2009 911
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KOMO: A minivan collided with a Sound Transit light rail train in South Seattle, but no one was seriously hurt in the Saturday afternoon accident, officials and witnesses said. Police said a 37-year-old woman was at the wheel of the minivan when it crashed into the southbound train at the intersection of Martin Luther King [...]

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Sound Transit: Light Rail Noise = Official Emergency

09.25.2009 News
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Today, King5 reported that noise caused by screeching brakes, loud train bells and clanging alarms along Seattle’s new light rail line exceeds federal standards, and that Sound Transit is working to try and fix a variety of problems: The areas where the noise appears to be the loudest are along the elevated tracks on East [...]

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Motorcyclist Killed in Rainier Beach Crash

08.05.2009 911
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From SPD: [Shortly before 2 am this morning], South Precinct officers responded to the 9000 Block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South to investigate a motorcycle accident with injuries.  Upon arrival officers discovered a deceased adult male who apparently was thrown from one motorcycle and another adult male with life-threatening injuries from another motorcycle.  [...]

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New Park & Ride Pops Up at Othello Station

08.05.2009 Business
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Light rail has been running for two week, and yesterday Publicola noted that there’s already a private park and ride opening up just steps away from Othello Station in the Safeway parking lot. Photo/do communications, inc. Related: What Recession?! City’s 1st New TOD Project to Break Ground at Othello Next Month (6/24/09) Othello Safeway Staying, [...]

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