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History

• Campus Way intersection and flyover ramp (2011)
• BAT lanes from Kenmore to Bothell
• New widening in Bothell for BRT

• Erben, John (October 25, 1987). "Fifty years of skiing". SportsNorthwest. Tri-City Herald. pp. 4–5 – via Newspapers.com.
• "A Pictorial History of Downhill Skiing" (Stan Cohen)
• "Snoqualmie Pass: From Indian Trail to Interstate (Yvonne Prater)
• "Cascade concrete"
  • The good, bad and unique when it comes to skiing 'Cascade Concrete' (Feb. 21, 2018)

• Wrestler at Portland State
• Moved to Seattle to work in Japanese restaurants
• Founded original Toshi's Teriyaki on March 2, 1976 in Lower Queen Anne, later moved to Mill Creek^[1]

OR 19 begins at a junction with U.S. Route 26 at the bottom of Picture Gorge within the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument northwest of Dayville. The southernmost four miles (6.4 km) of the highway run along the west side of the John Day River in the gorge, all contained with the national monument. It passes the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center, where

^[1][2]

• Dump and wind farm in Arlington
• Split terminus

References

• May 2006 levy rejected, leading to September service cut
• 2006/08: Levies rejected, service cut
  • 2009: Weekend service cut; restoration planned in 2019 after 2017 house action^[1][2]
• 2014: Courthouse Square reopens after major repairs due to shoddy contractor work^[3][4]
• 2016: Cherriots brand phased in

Other notes

• Fareless Square: Free buses in downtown Salem, circa early 2000s

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Seattle Commons
Type	Urban park
Location	South Lake Union in Seattle, Washington
Area	61 acres (25 ha)
Status	Never built
Rejected	September 19, 1995 (1995-09-19) (First proposal) May 21, 1996 (1996-05-21) (Second proposal)

Seattle Commons was a proposed urban park located in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The 61-acre (25 ha) park was the centerpiece of a larger redevelopment of the neighborhood, first proposed in 1991 by architect Fred Bassetti and Seattle Times columnist John Hinterberger. Two municipal elections were held by the City of Seattle to fund the project, with voters rejecting the initial $111 million property tax levy in September 1995 and a smaller plan with a $50 million property tax in May 1996. 11.5 acres (4.7 ha) of land in the proposed park area that had been bought by Paul Allen for the Seattle Commons Committee was later used by Vulcan Inc. to begin the redevelopment of South Lake Union. The smaller Lake Union Park was opened in two phases from 2008 to 2010 as a realization of the waterfront aspect of the Seattle Commons plan.

• Dedication on July 4, 2000

Housing

• 5,145 new multifamily housing units, 20% being affordable

Transportation

• Westlake Boulevard
• Terry Boulevard
• Mercer Freeway and lid
• Aurora Avenue lid (to be completed in 2016)

• Bike lanes on Dexter and Fairview, among others
• New bus and streetcar routes

Parklands

• Acreage
  • 1993 map: 74 acres, covering ^[1]
  • 1995 ballot: 60 acres^[2]
• 1993 (second draft): 85 acres
• 1994 DEIS Alternative 3: 38 acres (option)
• Denny Triangle plaza at Denny & Westlake
• Cascade Playground expansion to full block (later completed)
• Privately owned public space

Resources

• Seattle Times 1995 Q&A^[3]

Previous proposals

• 1911: Bogue Plan?^[4]
• 1954–1972: Bay Freeway plan, including waterfront park at Lake Union and an "aesthetically-pleasing

elevated freeway"

Resources

• 1995/1996 Election Information

Proposal history

• 1991: Fred Bassetti (Seattle architect) and John Hinterberger (Seattle Times columnist) propose Seattle Commons, a park similar to Boston Common or Central Park^[5][6]
• 1992: Seattle Commons Committee forms, with $20 million loan from Paul Allen
• 1995-09-19: City of Seattle Proposition 1 (South Lake Union/athletic-fields levy) rejected by a narrow 47 to 53 percent margin^[7][8]
  • Final plan: $111 million property tax levy to fund development and construction; park reduced to 60 acres^[2]
• 1996-05-21: Second attempt rejected by voters, City Council decides to build smaller Lake Union Park^[9]
  • Ownership of 11.5 acres acquired by Commons committee reverts to Paul Allen and Vulcan Inc.^[10]

Lake Union Park

• 2003-07-10: Seattle Parks Board approves $22-28 million Lake Union Park plan, designed by Hargreaves Associates, to begin construction in 2005^[11]
• 2006-11: Phase I construction begins
• 2008-04-30: Phase I opens first 1.6 acres (70,000 sq ft; 6,500 m²) of Lake Union Park; includes rebuilt seawall, terraced steps to Lake Union, boardwalk, pedestrian bridges and pathways to Center for Wooden Boats^[12]
• 2008: Phase II construction begins
• 2010-09-25: 12-acre (520,000 sq ft; 49,000 m²) Lake Union Park officially dedicated, finishing Phase II project at a total cost of $31 million; includes stop on South Lake Union Streetcar, MOHAI museum^[13]

• University of Washington CEDeS Lab visualizations

Seattle Center
Type	Urban park
Location	Lower Queen Anne in Seattle, Washington
Area	74 acres (30 ha)
Opened	April 21, 1962 (1962-04-21)
Designer	Paul Thiry
Operated by	City of Seattle
Visitors	12 million (in 2013)[2]
Open	7 am to 9 pm daily
Status	Open all year
Budget	$43,443,092 (2014)[1]
Parking	2,967 spaces in 3 garages
Public transit access	Seattle Center Monorail, King County Metro
Website	seattlecenter.com

The Seattle Center is a 74-acre (30 ha) urban park and civic center in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, built for the Century 21 Exposition in 1962.

Resources

• "Seattle Center", p. 18–24 in Survey Report: Comprehensive Inventory of City-Owned Historic Resources, Seattle, Washington, Department of Neighborhoods (Seattle) Historic Preservation, offers an extremely detailed account of the history of the buildings and grounds.
• Seattle Center at 40 - 2002 Seattle Times special feature
• HistoryLink: Seattle Center -- Thumbnail History, Century 21
• Century 21 Master Plan, proposed in 2008

Timeline

• 1881: James Osborne donates land
• 1889: David and Louisa Denny donates land
• 1912-03-05: Bogue Plan rejected, scrapping proposed civic center in Lower Queen Anne
• 1927: Civic Auditorium, Civic Field, and ice arena open
• 1956: Lower Queen Anne site selected for World's Fair

• 1964: Proposals to adopt permanent name, candidates from advisory committee included "Puget Gardens" (widespread opposition);^[3] other suggestions included Denny Gardens, Denny Center, Deny Park, Space Plaza^[4]

Bus routes

• West side (1st Avenue N and Queen Anne Avenue N): RapidRide D Line, 1, 2, 8, 13, 32
• South side (Denny Way): 8
• East side (5th Avenue N): 3, 4, 82 (night owl)

Monorail

• Seattle Center Monorail service to Westlake Center every 10 minutes

• Live At Seattle Center – Official website
• Seattle Center Foundation