West Marginal Way SW along the stretch where SDOT is considering installing a protected bike lane in one southbound lane. (Ryan Packer)
The Seattle Freight Advisory Board devoted a significant portion of their April meeting detailing reasons that the City should not install a protected bike lane on a short segment of West Marginal Way SW. The presentation shown to board members was not reviewed by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) for accuracy, according to a department spokesperson.
While a link to the virtual meeting was available on a City website, an agenda for the meeting was not, providing no way for members of the public to even be aware that it was being discussed. The Freight Advisory Board has also not posted the minutes from one of its meetings since last last July, so who knows when the fact that it had even been talked about would be available as a matter of public record.
The fight over Tacoma s liquified-natural gas plant continues. Will permits be upheld?
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 3 hrs ago Alexis Krell, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Apr. 13 Attorneys made opening statements Monday in front of the Pollution Control Hearings Board about whether the board should overturn permits for the liquefied natural gas facility on the Tacoma Tideflats.
Environmental organizations and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians appealed to try to invalidate permits the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency issued for the Puget Sound Energy facility. They argue the agency underestimated the effects of the project on the climate and that changes to the design of the facility require additional review of health and safety impacts.
By KIMBERLY CAUVEL | Skagit Valley Herald | Published: March 10, 2021 (Tribune News Service) The Whidbey Environmental Action Network is appealing the State Parks and Recreation Commission s decision to allow Navy SEAL training in 28 state parks including at Deception Pass State Park and others in Skagit and Island counties. The decision would allow naval special operations groups carrying simulated weapons to engage in clandestine military training operations in the water, across beaches, and into the uplands of twenty-eight coastal state parks and to remain hidden for extended lengths of time while surreptitiously surveilling other . park visitors, the appeal, filed Monday in Thurston County Superior Court, states.
Will lawsuit stop Navy from training in WA state parks? Environmental group hopes so
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 3/9/2021 Abbie Shull, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Mar. 9 The U.S. Navy s controversial use of Washington s state parks for training exercises is the subject of a lawsuit filed Monday in Thurston County.
The Whidbey Environmental Action Committee (WEAN) is suing the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission in order to overturn a Jan. 28 decision that approved the Navy s proposal to use up to 28 state parks for special operations training.
WEAN said the parks commission violated the State Environmental Policy Act by failing to take a searching, realistic look at the proposal s adverse environmental impacts, according to the complaint.
Environmental group sues Washington State Parks over proposed Navy training By Abbie Shull, The News Tribune
Published: March 9, 2021, 11:10am
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Tacoma The U.S. Navy’s controversial use of Washington’s state parks for training exercises is the subject of a lawsuit filed Monday in Thurston County.
The Whidbey Environmental Action Committee (WEAN) is suing the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission in order to overturn a Jan. 28 decision that approved the Navy’s proposal to use up to 28 state parks for special operations training.
WEAN said the parks commission violated the State Environmental Policy Act by “failing to take a searching, realistic look at the proposal’s adverse environmental impacts,” according to the complaint.