RanaVerde Tech Initiative LLC has filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle for allegedly violating a patent it owns, “Vehicle parking assistance electronic timer system and method.” It claims that the city’s PayByPhone parking app infringes on the patent’s claims. I hope you found this article valuable. If you …
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Seattle Parks Department plans for off-leash areas
This week the Parks Department will be presenting to the City Council on how it manages its off-leash areas, including where it is looking to add new ones. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support my ongoing …
Continue readingSDOT “even better bike lane” materials
SDOT has a new “Even Better Bike Lanes” program to improve the condition and maintenance of existing bike lanes (as it continues to build out more bike lanes across the city). In a blog post, the agency describes the different options for materials it can use to provide a barrier …
Continue readingSound Transit approves preferred alignment for West Seattle light rail extension
This week the Sound Transit board approved a preferred alignment for the planned light rail extension to West Seattle, while deferring on alignment choice for the Ballard Extension so that more study can be done on the alternatives. More details on the adopted West Seattle alignment, and the alternative still …
Continue readingMayor’s Office launches “transparency portal” for city’s federal COVID relief funds spending
When is a “dashboard” not a “dashboard”? Apparently when it’s a “transparency portal.” Mayor Harrell has launched such a thing to elucidate how the city is spending nearly $300 million of COVID relief funding from the federal government. The spending is broken up into five broad categories: housing and homelessness; …
Continue readingSound Transit 2023 service plan — plus a feedback survey
Sound Transit has posted information on its proposed service level plan for 2023, and is asking for feedback. According to the agency, a worker shortage has forced it to reduce service on several lines. “Sound Transit is required to formalize these levels in our 2023 Service Plan, until operator availability …
Continue readingSeattle scooter share permit applications
SDOT has issued scooter share permits to three companies: Bird, Lime, and Link. Below are the applications that the three vendors filed to obtain their permits. Link- Superpedestrian application Lime application Bird application, in several parts: Cover letter Parking Operations and equity Equipment and Safety Data Privacy policy SDOT’s scoresheet …
Continue readingOPA, OIG, CPC Mid-year Reports
The Office of Police Accountability, Office of the Inspector General for Public Safety, and Community Police Commission have submitted mid-year reports on their activities in the first half of 2022. They will present the reports in person to the City Council later this week. I hope you found this article …
Continue readingSeattle Comprehensive Plan docketing memo
In between major updates to the city’s Comprehensive Plan, the city is allowed to make minor updates once a year. The city’s normal process is to gather proposed updates the summer before from members of the public and from government agencies and departments, and then the City Council reviews and …
Continue readingPort of Seattle lawsuit against Boeing for Duwamish river PCB dumping
As first reported by Axios this morning, the Port of Seattle is suing the Boeing Corporation under the state Model Toxics Control Act and the federal Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act to force the company to pay more to clean up decades of PCB dumping into the lower …
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