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TGIF! Weekend Traffic Predicted to be “Particularly Ugly” Saturday
News, Transportation

TGIF! Weekend Traffic Predicted to be “Particularly Ugly” Saturday

If you can avoid the SoDo area on Saturday, the Department of Transportation advises you to do so. The University of Washington’s graduation ceremonies start at noon at Century Link Field, and are set to wrap up just about the time the Mariners take on the Los Angeles Dodgers at SAFECO Field. So at 4:15 p.m., more than 40,000 will be heading one way, while somewhat fewer than that will be heading another. We’ll let you decipher which is which. Continue reading TGIF! Weekend Traffic Predicted to be “Particularly Ugly” Saturday

The Autumn of Our Traffic Backup Discontent
News, Transportation

The Autumn of Our Traffic Backup Discontent

Traffic was going to be a little hinky at times anyway this weekend, thanks to Saturday Huskies (12:30 p.m.) and Sounders (7:30 p.m.) games, but WSDOT is also going to be working on the 520 bridge, which is slightly less old than its namesake, Albert Rosellini, who died this week at 101.

Well after the Huskies play, at 8 p.m., both directions of the SR 520 floating bridge and highway and all ramps between Montlake Boulevard and I-405 will be closed until 5 a.m. Monday. Continue reading The Autumn of Our Traffic Backup Discontent

KUOW to Cliff Mass: If You Want to Speak Out, Get Lost
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KUOW to Cliff Mass: If You Want to Speak Out, Get Lost

As Seattle Times op-ed journalist Joni Balter also appears on KUOW, Mass challenged her on her op-ed (“A slow burn for worthy state students snubbed by the University of Washington”), arguing that from his personal knowledge and from speaking with the Dean of Admissions, the UW “does not reject strong straight A students–if someone with an A average gets rejected it is because there was an issue–easy classes, poor SATs scores, or the like.”

After the show, Mass’s producer emailed him a warning that if he went off-topic again, the segment would be terminated. Continue reading KUOW to Cliff Mass: If You Want to Speak Out, Get Lost