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The film version of Maria Semple's blockbuster novel misses its chance to truly skewer the Emerald City.

It's been more than a century since the Seattle City Council decided to remove farmstands to make space for cars at the Pike Place Market. Public and political opinion is starting to see that decision as a mistake that can be reversed.

Over the next few years, streets across Seattle could banish cars and replace them with street cafes, a transformation that could get underway sooner than you think. There’s just one thing standing in the way. “The barrier to making this happen tomorrow is making sure everyone’s on the same page,” says Councilmember Dan Strauss, who helped champion legislation that will extend the “temporary” cafe permits through next year with an eye to making them permanent....

AmandaK(H) February 23, 2017 (10:09 pm) Tracy, I know I’ve said it before – but You Are The Best!  Thanks for finding that link, and posting it again.  Even though watching Desmond say bus service is a product just burned me up all over again. 3 West Seattle since 1979 February 24, 2017 (2:36 am) It’s not much of an improvement if it’s only minimally faster, and if fewer people are able to get to it. Or if people who really need it can no longer use it.  newnative ...