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From the State Department of Transportation: Learn more about the bored tunnel recommendation - Attend a public scoping open house on Feb. 23 and 24 You’re invited to attend a public scoping open house and get a first look at the bored tunnel recommendation to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct. These meetings are an opportunity to review current project information…

Seattle’s abuzz with people working to improve their neighborhood streets by making them better for walking, biking, transit and trees. What if we could all find each other, so we could learn from and support each other? Why – that would be a MOVEMENT!* Join us & connect with others who share your passion. Learn, be inspired, and help create…

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Bold. We’ll see.

So reports the Seattle Times. I-99 sponsor Elizabeth Campbell and her comrades need 18,000 signatures by July 20.

Reacting to the bored-tunnel plan, ex-Washington State Transportation Secretary Doug MacDonald wrote an excellent column in Crosscut today. He is asking the right questions: Are we wisely capturing new technology and innovation to build a transportation system that conserves energy and serves tomorrow’s job economy? Or are we still trapped in yesterday’s thinking — building roads for cars of obsolete…

We’ve written about micro wind-power generation before, so we were pleased to see today’s newstory about a Seattle inventor who has developed a clever design for a personal windmill. Thomas Key, who works on the renewable-energy program of the Electric Power Research Institute, believes that micro wind-power generation is infeasible, and he cites city zoning restrictions as one obstacle. But…

The Legislature will also consider a proposed bill providing for the development of infrastructure that would support electric vehicle infrastructure, which the bill defines as “structures, labor, machinery, equipment, circuitry, and electrical appliances necessary to support an electric vehicle, including battery recharging stations and outlets and battery exchange stations.” Sen. Fred Jarrett (D-Mercer Island) introduced the Senate version (SB 5418…

SB 5335 (pdf), a bill introduced by State Sen. Ken Jacobsen, would recommend—but not require—that motorists provide a three-foot buffer between their vehicles and any bicyclists or pedestrians whom they pass. Do you think it should be a legal requirement rather than a mere recommendation? Email Sen. Jacobsen.