Sound Transit completes new light rail base in Bellevue - Railway Track and Structures rtands.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rtands.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As
Sound Transit rolls toward a “realignment” decision this summer that could delay West Seattle light rail (currently planned for 2031) and other projects for years, there’s a call to slow down, for reasons including a less-dire financial outlook. The suggestion comes in a letter to ST board chair
Kent Keel from three board members – Seattle Mayor
Jenny Durkan, King County Executive
Dow Constantine, and King County Council Chair Claudia Balducci. The letter was mentioned during last week’s monthly board meeting; we requested and obtained it today from the mayor’s office:
At the heart of the letter is a request to extend the decision timeline until summer of next year, “to allow the board to examine the pros and cons of extending realignment until additional information is available, including the prospect of acquiring additional new revenues, the benefits of a clearer economic picture, identifying new flexible approaches to station access, incorporating additi
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King County to spend $7 million on COVID-19 vaccination sites, mobile vans
King County to spend $7 million on COVID-19 vaccination sites, mobile vans
KING COUNTY, Wash. - King County plans to set up two high-volume COVID-19 vaccination sites as soon as Feb. 1 to increase the access and pace of administrations.
Executive Dow Constantine announced Friday his request to the council to spend $7 million on the vaccination sites and also mobile vaccine vans. He said they are targeting sites in South King County, which has been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. He also said the county will initially foot the bill. We are not waiting for all of the usual negotiations and contracts but we expect to be reimbursed by the state and federal governments if we are to continue a robust public health response, Constantine said.