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A new life in the HOV lane
A new passenger is steering Street Smarts columnist Lizz Giordano away from The Daily Herald.
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Interfaith Family Shelter finds creative ways to expand reach
It’s one of the few shelters in the county that takes dads and older sons, allowing familes to…
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Everett considers ban on supportive housing
If passed, this type of low-income housing would be prohibited in single-family areas.
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The Interurban Railway: Everett’s first rapid transit line
The trolleys ran to Seattle from 1910 to 1939, along a similar route to what light rail will…
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Gridlock keeps many in Sultan feeling trapped in their homes
Held hostage by an onslaught of cars that clog U.S. 2, Sky Valley residents rally for a solution.
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State delays funding for local projects in the wake of I-976
The $30 car-tab measure blows a $451 million hole in the transportation budget.
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Lawyers make a case in court to delay effect of I-976
Initiative sponsor Tim Eyman tried to intervene in court proceedings but was stopped by the judge.
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Plan ahead for smooth sailing (and driving) this Thanksgiving
Heaviest traffic in the region is expected Wednesday between 4 and 6 p.m.
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Pending I-976 litigation, business as usual at Sound Transit
The outcome will determine whether the agency has to deal with a significant reduction of revenue.
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Our bus routes could terminate at Northgate as soon as 2021
Under a tentative proposal, commuters would have the option to transfer to light rail trains.
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Cities start to deal with the fallout of I-976
Without the revenue car tabs brought in projects and road maintenance are likely to be postponed.
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Everett rethinks low-cost housing opposed by some neighbors
The reversal would halt plans for affordable apartments for homeless students in the Port Gardner area.
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Everett balances 2020 budget with no new fees or taxes
Next year, the city will have a $13 million budget deficit to bridge.
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Snohomish County’s budget surpasses $1 billion this year
The plan reverses a 2-gram threshold for felony drug prosecutions and adds to the rainy-day fund.
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Some noisy vehicles are illegal, but it’s hard to enforce
If an exhaust system has been modified to make it louder than the factory setting, that’s a violation.
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Nearly 30 years of keeping tabs on Snohomish County lakes
Volunteer monitors have become the “eyes and ears” of 31 lakes, tracking changes in the waterways.
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Everett’s Evergeen library branch set to reopen Dec. 6
The remodeled space includes more meeting rooms, a laptop bar and additional parking spaces.
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Everett entertains pitch for joining county-wide bus system
Community Transit CEO: “There is an inefficiency in operating to two systems.”
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Washington State Ferries plans for an electric-hybrid fleet
It will be a literal sea change for the nation’s biggest system — and a technically ambitious one.
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Providence workers authorize a strike over wages, sick leave
If one is called, the union will give the hospital 10 days notice.