City Council to Nickelsville: Stop Being Homeless by Sept. 1 or Face Eviction

Michael van Baker — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:58:58 +0000

"No one wants simply to displace campers," goes the letter, whose sole clearly articulated objective is to displace campers. Otherwise, it refers to emergency shelters (which for many of the campers, homeless for years and proud of their limited possessions, would be step backwards) and permanent housing, of which there is too little available to accommodate Nickelsville residents, even if they were granted priority.

Will King Street Station Adopt a Greyhound? (Plus, Seattle’s Jumbo Ferry Passenger Problem)

Michael van Baker — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:13:34 +0000

Crosscut alerts you the impending eviction of Greyhound from its Stewart Street location downtown. After 83 years in that spot, redevelopment has caught up with them, and they need to find a new station by April of 2013. Previously, planners had wanted to add Greyhound into the King Street Station's multimodal mix, so you could catch an Amtrak, Sounder, or light rail train; a Metro bus or city streetcar; or a Greyhound.

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City Council to Nickelsville: Stop Being Homeless by Sept. 1 or Face Eviction

Will King Street Station Adopt a Greyhound? (Plus, Seattle’s Jumbo Ferry Passenger Problem)