• City of Seattle installs 'traffic calming treatments' to address violence near Aurora Avenue
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    City of Seattle installs ‘traffic calming treatments’ to address violence near Aurora Avenue

    May 30, 2026 - By 

    Neighbors have reported several shootings, including drive-bys, and residential streets being used as getaway routes. SEATTLE — The City of Seattle installed four concrete barriers on side streets near Aurora Avenue on Friday in what Mayor Katie Wilson’s office calls a “traffic calming treatment” to combat violence. The barriers replace homemade barriers installed by nearby residents after a series of incidents. Neighbors have reported several shootingsincluding drive-bys, and residential streets being used as getaway routes. This story continues below. “Gun violence along the Aurora corridor is alarming and unacceptable, and we share neighbors’ desire for immediate action…

  • Sound Transit board approves plan to address $34B funding gap, extension promises
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    Sound Transit board approves plan to address $34B funding gap, extension promises

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    The vote comes as the regional transit agency faces rising construction costs, inflation and lower-than-expected revenue projections. SEATTLE — Sound Transit’s governing board approved a long-term plan Thursday aimed at addressing a projected $34 billion funding gapformally acknowledging that major transit projects approved by voters nearly a decade ago cannot all be delivered on their original timelines. The board approved the resolution in a 16-2 vote following hours of public comment and debate at Union Station in Seattle. This story continues below. The vote comes as the regional transit agency faces rising construction costs, inflation and lower-than-expected…