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Seattle's Pinehurst Light Rail Station Will Open September 30
1+ week, 3+ day ago (543+ words) The combined headways of the two lines gives riders frequent service between Lynnwood and the International District, with trains arriving every four to five minutes. Sound Transit has pledged to keep riders abreast of opening festivities on its Pinehurst website,…...
BNSF Demands Cloud Seattle's Path to Replacing Aging Jackson Street Bridges
1+ week, 4+ day ago (533+ words) SDOT's study was part of its Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program. It looked at the early 1900s-era S Jackson Street bridge between Third and Fourth Avenue – known as Bridge 7 – and another smaller bridge to the east in front of Union…...
Winter Rollback of Pike Place Market Pedestrian Pilot Moves Forward
1+ week, 6+ day ago (433+ words) Under the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) plan, the main corridor along Pike Place will only experience "soft closures" on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, with the hours vehicles are restricted slightly tightened up to 11am to 4pm. Soft closures mean access is…...
Bellevue Permitting More New Housing Than Seattle, Intake Data Shows
2+ week, 4+ day ago (597+ words) More applications for new homes were submitted over the first six months of the year in Bellevue than across the lake in Seattle, according to preliminary permit activity data reported by both cities. In Bellevue, new permit applications were submitted…...
Wilson Order Tees Up Sweeping Traffic Safety Changes, Accelerating Projects
3+ week, 2+ day ago (730+ words) The wide-reaching order includes five different sections, giving SDOT a laundry list of specific projects to implement at the same time that the department completes an update to its Vision Zero Action Plan and provides recommendations to the mayor on…...