From WSDOT: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2010/09/30_I-5FirstPierceCountyHOVLane.htm The Northbound HOV Lane on Interstate 5 North through Fife may open Saturday, October 2nd if the weather holds. This means the I-5 Port of Tacoma Road to King County Line HOV Project is almost complete. It also means carpools and buses can enter the carpool lanes right outside of Tacoma and [...]
From Sound Transit: http://www.soundtransit.org/News-and-Events/News-Releases/New-Tacoma-Link-stop.xml This project will build a station at 11th and Commerce in the heart of Downtown Tacoma. I always thought this line always needed a station in this location. Ben
From WSDOT: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2010/09/_27AdvisoryCommitteeMeeting.htm Citizen’s committee is investigating photo tolling and pay by mail. These would allow users to cross the bridge without a transponder, and to pay by mail. Currently if you do not visit a toll booth or have a transponder you have to pay a $52 fine. http://www.pugetsoundtransportation.com/blog/wp-admin/post.php?post=523&action=edit&message=6 This will be critical for [...]
From WSDOT: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2010/09/23_5_DOTJBLMPartner.htm With the growth of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), traffic has increased dramatically Northbound between Lacey and DuPont. WSDOT and the Department of Defense are working to find solutions. More: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/09/25/1355748/state-will-help-ease-i-5-traffic.html Ben
From KOMO: http://rainiervalley.komonews.com/content/woman-gets-hit-when-she-tries-crossing-front-moving-train-mlk-graham A woman tried to run across in front of a train as it was moving. People, wait for the train. They pass very fast… Ben
http://trimet.org/destinations/transittotrails.htm Portland, Oregon transportation agency TriMet’s site shows you local parks and walking trails, and ways to use transit to get to them. Ben
From The Bellevue Reporter: http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news/103153194.html An Eastside group is suing the state over the plan to run Link Light Rail over Interstate 90 in the Express Lanes. They claim that the state constitution disallows use of the roads for other purposes. While I understand the potential legal problems, it is already quite clear that even [...]
From The News Tribune: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/09/15/tacoma-modular-parking-garage-eyed-for-dome-would-add-550-700-spaces-officials-say/ The construction of the LeMay museum has removed about 1000 parking spots from the Dome. The city has the possibility of using federal stimulus bonds to build a prefabricated garage as a temporary measure to replace parking. Good idea or bad? More: http://www.morepark.com/ Ben http://www.morepark.com/
http://heathersstory.org/ Enough said. Ben
From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/09/14/1341640/they-want-to-save-others-from.html A fence will be built between Titlow Beach and the train tracks after a tragic accident earlier this year. Hopefully this will at lease decrease if not eliminate incidents, but it must be remembered that the fence will still have openings at crossings…just like the one that allows access to [...]