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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Waterfront

Michael van Baker — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 18:18:41 +0000

In these illustrations, the stitch to fix the scar is about as wide as the waterfront itself, and wider at parts. Tourists will share those remarkably spacious lanes with freight traffic delivering goods to the city.

Is Rail the Answer for Seattle’s Waterfront Tourism & High-Capacity Transit?

Michael van Baker — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:09:33 +0000

Transit studies are thick in the Seattle air these days. Just this week, Waterfront Seattle released a transit report (pdf) on options for travel up and down the Field Operations-redesigned waterfront, and Sound Transit and Seattle's Department of Transportation produced eight alternatives for a Ballard-downtown high-capacity line.

Seattle Aquarium’s Harbor Seal Exhibit is a $6.5-Million Stunner

Michael van Baker — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:02:16 +0000

The harbor seal exhibit's first day open to the public is June 1, 2013, when the Aquarium will be open, as usual, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $19.95 for adults, $13.95 for kids 4 to 12. (3 and under? Free.) Anyone who's been before will notice that the new tanks are deeper, 6 feet now, allowing the seals the chance to dive more.

Waterfront Streetcar Suffers Still From City Leaders’ Malign Neglect

Michael van Baker — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:19:42 +0000

The reason for proposing to spend four times as much on a new First Avenue configuration may instead be that the deep-bore tunnel construction needs the real estate the old line uses. So the temporary requirements of a construction project may be dictating long-term transit planning.

Queen Anne, the Waterfront is Yours (Almost)!

Michael van Baker — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:28:14 +0000

Up to now, walkers and cyclists had to negotiate busy boulevards and railways to reach the Sound's edge. But as of mid-September-ish--a temporary suspended work platform for the Thomas Street Overpass project came down last week--there will be an easy, unobstructed stroll from Third Avenue West to the Elliott Bay Trail as it passes through Myrtle Edwards Park.

Op-Ed: Savor Our Waterfront Streetcars, Don’t Sell Them

Michael van Baker — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:25:10 +0000

Not so long ago, the George Benson Waterfront Streetcar was lauded--even extended in the early '90s. But the construction of the Olympic Sculpture Park "required" the removal of their maintenance barn, and the line was shut down in 2005. Not to worry, residents were told, it's just temporary, until a new barn can be built.