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SEATTLE - Washington State Patrol says one person died in a crash on I-5 northbound near Lake City Friday evening. The car was traveling northbound to the Lake City Way exit when it went over a barrier and ended up in the express lanes. The collision is blocking the Lake City Way exit ramp from I-5 mainline and the Express Lanes. ....
The results of the latest consultation will be presented to the city council this week, which will then make a recommendation on their preferred route option to TransLink management and the Mayors’ Council in the coming months. TransLink management and the Mayors’ Council are expected to approve any route option recommended by the municipal government. This will then be added to the Mayors’ Council’s Plan or pursued as a standalone project using federal green infrastructure funding. SFU Burnaby Mountain Gondola route options: Route 1 direct, straight-line (blue); Route 2 eastern angled detour (orange); Route 3 western angled detour (purple). (TransLink) The preferred route of students, named the Route 1 option by TransLink, has a length of 2.7 km and an end-to-end travel time of six minutes. It has the lowest costs, with a construction cost of $210 million and an annual operating cost of $5.6 million, which is 30% less than the current bus operating costs. ....
$23.7 million will come back for transit service and projects Funds had been reserved during I-976 court battle; Signal improvements coming to 15th NW and NW Market Street Mon, 02/01/2021 Mayor Jenny A. Durkan has announced a proposal to invest $23.7 million in funding back into an array of transit service and mobility improvements consistent with the will of Seattle voters when they supported Seattle Transportation Benefit District (STBD Proposition 1). These funds represent the amount collected but held in reserve while the Washington Supreme Court considered the legality of the Tim Eyman s Initiative 976 (I-976). “Even before the pandemic and economic crisis, Seattle’s transportation budget was unnecessarily decimated by I-976 and our residents and businesses have felt the real impacts of cuts. Justice for Seattle voters prevailed when the Supreme Court struck down I-976, and now we are moving forward with a plan to invest these funds ....
High school teacher and world traveller Rachel Marshik (submitted). When people plan a vacation, they dream of tropical beaches or cities teeming with history. But for Rachel Marshik, locations like Marine Drive and Moody Centre made their way onto her itinerary. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted Marshik’s yearly international travel plans. Despite border lockdowns, she continued with tradition, and staying local, by travelling as far as the SkyTrain would take her. “It was a really nice summer thing to do within the restrictions that we had,” she says. Marshik’s summer 2020 plans included attending a language school in Mexico. To satisfy her wanderlust, she traded in tequila for trains. Travelling to random stations intrigued her due to its spontaneity, and she ended up visiting all 53 SkyTrain stations. ....