The Seattle Boat Show is upon us and unfortunately coincides with the Alaskan Way Viaduct closure. Here are 10 tips for beating the traffic blues.
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Waterfront issues
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Brace yourselves, ferry commuters: The Colman Dock on Seattle’s Alaskan Way, by far the busiest ferry terminal Washington, will undergo a massive overhaul next year. For all intents and purposes, …
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CommunityWaterfront issues
Two Week Closure of SR 520 West Navigation Channel
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneCrews working for WSDOT on the new West Approach Bridge North (WABN) are preparing to install a drilled shaft east of the temporary work bridge, near the new floating bridge. …
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Even though it seemed the Land and Water Act was dead, Washington Senator Maria Cantwell is asking her colleagues in the Senate to get their act together and reauthorize this important bill.
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FishingWaterfront issues
Sadly, Congress kills vital sportfishing and boating program
by Editorby EditorIt wasn’t for lack of action by Washington state’s Senators Cantwell and Murray, but the Land and Water Conservation Fund failed to get reauthorized before a critical deadline. You may …
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USCGWaterfront issues
Coast Guard requests mariners delay transists through Lake Washington Ship Canal
by Editorby EditorSEATTLE — Mariners are requested to delay their transit under the Lake Washington Ship Canal draw bridges until emergency crews on the Aurora Bridge have cleared the bridge. Mariners requesting openings …
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Back in the July issue of Northwest Yachting we published three letters on the looming question of the City of Seattle’s Leschi and Lakewood marinas. We’ve been following this issue for years. …
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Waterfront issues
Fewer Seattle Ship Canal Bridge Openings? Have Your Say.
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneThose of us in Seattle could see it coming. The City’s and developers’ penchant for “higher density” has implications well beyond the effects on the tax base and the profits …
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SEATTLE — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Swordfish interdicted 24 kilograms of 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA) and detained a citizen of Taiwan from a boat near the San Juan Islands …
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This in from Stacey Howery of the SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program: Today, crews have successfully moved the final three longitudinal pontoons for the new SR 520 …
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EnvironmentalMoorage and MarinasWaterfront issues
Chittenden Locks to Open Less Frequently Becuse of Low Water, Expect Delays
by Editorby EditorLow water levels in Lake Washington and a very small ice pack mean that the US Army Corps of Engineers is going to open the locks less frequently this summer. …
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Boating BusinessMegayachtsWaterfront issues
Marine Tourism and Health Care, Two Wins for Washington Marine businesses and NMTA
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneThe Northwest Marine Trade Association can rack up two tremendous political victories this week, though they could be hardly more different in their nature. NMTA Director of Government affairs, and …
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