Category Archives: Traffic

Here’s How to Fix Downtown: Better Parking and Tax Breaks

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: How about this article with a contrarian view!! By Dick Lilly in the Post Alley Newsletter A few months back my friend Alec Fisken (now passed away) and I were picking our way through downtown on our way … Continue reading →

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Fixing Seattle’s Downtown: First, Do No Harm

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Jim deMaine

by David Brewster By David Brewster in the Post Alley Newsletter June 26, 2023 Many are the chefs in the kitchen, cooking up a recipe for the revival of Seattle’s downtown — Downtown Seattle Association, Mayor Bruce Harrell, Markham McIntyre … Continue reading →

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Driving skills – needed for garage parking!

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Sybil-Ann – trying to turn around!

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Navigating Madison Street Construction

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Frank C. Ed note: I’ve been avoiding Madison when going to Madison Park or to the Safeway on Madison (at 23rd). This can be done by traveling south when leaving Skyline, turning L on James (which turns into … Continue reading →

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Traffic shifts along the waterfront

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Barb W.

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Just follow the road sign – you can’t miss it

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Gordon G.

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A new way to travel

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Sybil-Ann

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Eliminating “Leap Forward”

Posted on March 6, 2020 by William Calvin

5 ways life would be better if it were always daylight saving time Steve Calandrillo, University of Washington In my research on daylight saving time, I have found that Americans don’t like it when Congress messes with their clocks. In … Continue reading →

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Open letter to the Seattle Design Commission

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Jim deMaine
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Older People Need Rides. Why Aren’t They Using Uber and Lyft?

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Jim deMaine

Ed Note: As we age and begin to give up our cars, we do have some alternatives at Skyline and thank goodness for Ben during the hours he is available. But what about other times? Not all of us are … Continue reading →

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Madison BRT Update –

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Jim deMaine

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8th Avenue – now where can one cross safely??

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Jim deMaine
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The viaduct removal from a friend’s condo

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Jim deMaine
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Downtown driving tax could fix traffic without pricing out the poor

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Jim deMaine

From Crosscut: Mayor Durkan wants to toll drivers to lower emissions and break Seattle’s gridlock, and new research shows it could benefit low-income communities, too.by  An evening view of the Pacific Tower on Beacon Hill, Seattle, with traffic on Interstate … Continue reading →

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