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Rich Smith on Jessyn Farrell's endorsement of Bruce Harrell for Seattle Mayor: "Could be pure rhyming-last-name solidarity." But how about an explanation from Cyndi Lauper? She was big in the 1980s. She is not so big anymore. But the press release for Farrell's endorsement recalled one of Lauper's most famous lines: 🎶"I see your true colors" 🎶 Lol inbox: Jessyn Farrell backs Bruce Harrell for Seattle Mayor ahead of the 46th LD endorsement meeting. pic.twitter.com/eDZLv3tt0H—...

It's not like Seattle needs that space for anything else, like housing Elizabeth Lara / Getty Images Scientists are SHOCKED by this miracle cure for traffic. A traffic-data firm on the Eastside looked over driving data from the last few years and found that travel times improved 67% during the pandemic when everyone was working from home. Who could have foreseen that having fewer cars on the road reduces traffic jams??? If only there were some way to make the reduction in private vehicle usage last, like providing some form of robust public transportation system. Sponsored ...

West Marginal Way SW along the stretch where SDOT is planning a protected bike lane in one southbound lane. (Ryan Packer) The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced that it will hold off on constructing an on-street bike connection from the West Seattle Bridge Trail to the Duwamish River Trail on West Marginal Way SW until after the West Seattle High bridge reopens to vehicle traffic next year. The connection was originally planned to be included in a slate of improvements that would improve conditions for all road users along West Marginal Way, including the completion of...

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 ...

by Jasmyne Keimig • Apr 20, 2021 at 5:35 pm Minneapolis reacting and celebrating Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict. Brandon Bell/Getty As I blogged earlier today: Derek Chauvin is guilty of murdering George Floyd after kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes last May. The jury found him guilty on all three counts—second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter—and he is being held without bail until his sentencing in two months. Here's the moment when Judge Peter Cahill read out the verdict if you some...