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Central Library Lecture on Seattle Civil Engineer R. H. Thomson

December 12, 2009
2:00 pmto4:00 pm

The Seattle Public Library is presenting an illustrated lecture by William H. Wilson  on the life and career of Reginald Heber Thomson, the city engineer who shaped Seattle’s infrastructure a century ago. Wilson presents a comprehensive, critical examination of key events and forces that shaped the man who shaped our city. Join us at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 in the Microsoft Auditorium at the Central Library.

William Wilson has a recently published University of Washington Press history ...continue reading

Neighborhood Plan Update Meeting

November 5, 2009
6:00 pmto8:00 pm

Thursday, Nov 5, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, Neighborhood Planning Status Reports, Mercer Middle School cafeteria, 1600 S. Columbian Way (immediately west of the Veterans Hospital on Beacon Hill)

During June and July, many neighbors joined in meetings and many other hundreds participated in on line questionnaires to review the Draft Neighborhood Status Reports and comment on changes— good, bad, and unexpected —that have occurred since Seattle’s Neighborhood Plans were written in the late 90’s. We explored growth, transportation, housing, ...continue reading

Candidate Transit Opinions

The Transit Riders Union (of Metropolitan Puget Sound) last month invited all candidates running for legislative and executive offices in King County and the City of Seattle to respond to the concerns of transit riders. TRU recently received the candidate responses and have posted them on the Transit Riders website at: http://www.transitriders.org/election09.

Transit is an important element in having a lower carbon footprint, it is an element of being a more sustainable community, and it is an element which is dear to West Seattleites – all four City Council ...continue reading