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Let’s build a constructive future for our region in the Port of Seattle’s second century
Npi Advocate
Jan 12Editor’s Note: The following are the remarks that NPI’s President, Gael Tarleton, delivered at the first regular meeting of the Seattle Port Commission for 2012, following her election as President of the Commission for the remainder of the year. Thank... »
Union: 60 to 80 workers unpaid due to Occupy Seattle port protests
Latest News From Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
Dec 14Between 60 and 80 union workers were not paid due to port shutdowns orchestrated by the Occupy Seattle movement on Monday, a union leader told seattlepi.com. The protests were part of an Occupy effort to shut down ports all along the West Coast, includ... »
Occupy protest at Port includes melee, arrests
The Seattle TimesLocal News
Dec 13A crowd of 500 people peacefully blocked a Port entrance near the lower West Seattle Bridge on Monday before violence broke out nearby during an "Occupy the Ports" day up and down the West Coast. »
Occupy Seattle protest, Hawks game could cause major congestion
KIRO TV North Sound News
Dec 12An Occupy Seattle march and a Monday night football game at CenturyLink Field could turn the evening commute into a nightmare. Tens of thousands of people are converging on Seattle for the Seahawks game. In addition, members of the Occupy movement w... »
West Seattle Bridge bus lane cheater: 'It's my civic duty'
KING
Oct 28Seattle police pulled over 99 people this week during the morning commute. »
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First look: City’s plan to avoid future bridge-closure ‘surprises’
West Seattle Blog...
Feb 04If you had to leave West Seattle for points eastward during the daytime last Saturday, you probably remember the bridge backup caused by what was supposed to be a weekend-long closure of the eastbound Spokane Street Viaduct. The city had put out the wo... »
West Seattle Bridge closures: Next one overnight; SDOT leader promises ‘improved … plan’
West Seattle Blog...
Jan 30In case you missed the gridlock and frustration earlier this weekend: The eastbound Spokane Street Viaduct – that’s the official name for the West Seattle Bridge between 99 and I-5 – has another construction closure overnight, 12:01 am-5 am Monday. Tha... »
Followup: Eastbound West Seattle Bridge/Spokane St. Viaduct reopens
West Seattle Blog...
Jan 283:08 PM: After hours of weekday-magnitude backups (discussed here) on the eastbound West Seattle Bridge because of what was supposed to be a weekend-long closure of the EB Spokane Street Viaduct section – it’s done early, SDOT just announced. They say ... »
West Seattle Bridge traffic alert: Eastbound Spokane St. Viaduct closure all weekend
West Seattle Blog...
Jan 28(Refresh for latest “live” view of the eastbound WS Bridge looking toward the closure zone) 8:17 AM: If you’re heading out of West Seattle this weekend – remember that the eastbound Spokane Street Viaduct section of the West Seattle Bridge is closed al... »
Traffic alert: West Seattle Bridge closures both ways
West Seattle Blog...
Jan 2710:47 PM: There are bridge closures in both directions tonight, and that means backups at a time you may not expect them. It is the previously mentioned eastbound Spokane Street Viaduct closure, starting east of the 1st Ave South exit, plus another Fau... »