Excerpt: | Watch footage of simulated light rail service in Redmond in this latest installment of our Trainspotting series. |
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Published at: | 2:20 PM on Saturday, February 24th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports |
Tags: | Trainspotting wth NPI, Transportation |
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Category Archives: Public Planning
Trainspotting with NPI: Watch pre-revenue service light rail trains glide through Bellevue
Sound Transit’s East Link gets an opening date: 2 Line service to begin on April 27th
Excerpt: | The debut of light rail in NPI's hometown is a huge milestone and one we've been eagerly awaiting since this organization's early years. |
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Published at: | 4:30 PM on Thursday, February 15th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
Tags: | Transportation |
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Trainspotting with NPI: Follow an LRV as it heads into Redmond Technology at sunset
Excerpt: | Watch footage of simulated light rail service in Redmond in this latest installment of our Trainspotting series. |
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Published at: | 8:57 PM on Friday, February 2nd, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports |
Tags: | Trainspotting wth NPI, Transportation |
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U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell call for more oversight of Boeing after whistleblower account published
Excerpt: | Washington State's two United States Senators aren't happy with Boeing, and both have issued public calls for more oversight and accountability of the company and its manufacturing operations. |
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Published at: | 5:30 PM on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Aviation, Transportation |
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Reject Initiative 2113 to keep reasonable safeguards on police pursuits in place
Excerpt: | In this guest essay for The Cascadia Advocate, Sonia Joseph and Martina Morris explain why Washington voters should reject Initiative 2113 this November. |
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Published at: | 12:27 PM on Friday, January 19th, 2024 |
Written by: | Sonia Joseph and Martina Morris |
Other Categories: | Elections, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Safe Neighborhoods, WA-Ballot |
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Senator Cantwell demands answers of FAA as agency says it’s investigating Boeing
Excerpt: | The Federal Aviation Administration notified Boeing it will be probing the company for alleged compliance with its approved 737 MAX aircraft design, while Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) demanded answers from the FAA concerning its oversight of both Boeing and Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems. |
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Published at: | 4:45 PM on Thursday, January 11th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
Tags: | Aviation, Transportation |
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Eight good reads about Alaska Airlines 1282, which lost a door-sized plug after takeoff
Excerpt: | On January 5th, 2024, an Alaska Airlines flight that departed from Portland enroute to Ontario, California was forced to return after part of the aircraft body tore away in flight. There were no fatalities. Read a roundup of stories about the accident. |
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Published at: | 9:30 PM on Saturday, January 6th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
Tags: | Aviation, Transportation |
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Recently hired Sound Transit CEO Julie Timm departing agency to care for her father
Excerpt: | Timm will be leaving the agency in order to return to the East Coast to take care of family matters, the agency announced in a statement. |
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Published at: | 6:47 PM on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
Tags: | Leadership Transitions, Transportation |
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NPI poll finds that most likely Seattle City Council #3 voters feel safe in their community
Excerpt: | 64% of 327 likely November 2023 voters surveyed from Tuesday, October 31st, until Friday, November 3rd told NPI they feel safe in their neighborhood community. |
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Published at: | 12:00 PM on Sunday, November 5th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
Tags: | Research Poll Findings, Safe Neighborhoods, WA-Cities |
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Sound Transit begins pre-revenue light rail testing on the Eastside, opens RTS garage
Excerpt: | In the latest sign that the Eastside's long wait for light rail service is nearing an end, Sound Transit this week began pre-revenue testing on the future 2 Line between Bellevue and Redmond and invited the public to begin using the Redmond Technology Station garage in the heart of the Microsoft campus. |
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Published at: | 9:30 AM on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
Tags: | Transportation |
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An ethnolinguistic view of King County’s evolution over the last two hundred years
Excerpt: | King County is a place that encompasses not just land but the stories of diverse lives that have shaped its past and continue to shape its present and future. Nestled in the heart of Washington state, King County holds within its boundaries the bustling metropolis of Seattle, a city known not only for the iconic Space Needle but also for its role as a melting pot of cultures, ideas, and histories. |
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Published at: | 11:55 AM on Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 |
Written by: | Subhadra Vadlamannati |
Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Naturalization, Smart Growth & Density |
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Sound Transit opens Hilltop Link extension to riders on sun-filled Saturday in Tacoma
Excerpt: | Experience or relive the ribbon cutting for Hilltop Link, an extension of the T-Line streetcar system in the City of Destiny. |
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Published at: | 3:30 PM on Saturday, September 16th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
Tags: | Transportation |
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Trainspotting with NPI: Light rail vehicles roll into Redmond for daytime Line 2 testing
Excerpt: | View some incredible videos of trains rolling into Redmond for daytime Link light rail testing - and get ready to travel light in 2024! |
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Published at: | 4:30 PM on Friday, September 15th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
Tags: | Trainspotting wth NPI, Transportation |
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A majority of Washington voters support the Affordable Homes Act, despite Realtor opposition