The ferry M/V Coho started working the waters of the Salish Sea in 1959, and since the early 1970’s has been dedicated to the auto ferry run between Port Angeles and Victoria. Today it is celebrating the 50th anniversary of it’s first run. Arguably, it is the most important part of the tourism industry in [...]
I stand in astonishment at the arguments that We the People of the United States make over Christmas. For a holiday that is supposed to be so very joyous, there are so many others that are offended at the very mention of the holiday. Some of these folks, and you know who they are, will [...]
Yes, I don’t live in King County or Seattle at the moment, but I have spent nearly half my life ’round those parts. I am not going to get too original here, but I have noted that the folks over at Seattle Transit Blog have made the same choices for the Seattle City Mayor & [...]
It is happening again in the Oregon Legislature. Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski wants more than anything to start a system of automobile taxation that is based upon the number of miles driven. The latest version of this idea is designed only for motorists in the Portland area, but it is a glimpse of [...]
Currently, the Washington Legislature is working on a long-range plan for Washington State Ferries for the next 25 years. The state ferry system acts as the primary means for commuters, residents, and commercial traffic to cross Puget Sound from the quarter of the state that comprises the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas to the Greater Seattle [...]
As a follow up to last week’s report on predatory towing companies acting as bounty hunters and the need to regulate them, I would like to share another article, this one from today’s Oregonian.
This is another story of a tow truck driver who took matters into his own hands and towed an allegedly illegally parked [...]
Portland, as well as other cities throughout the region, has had an ongoing problem with predatory tow truck operators. Ostensibly, they are providing a service to private parking lot owners in enforcing parking restrictions within the parking lots of businesses and apartment complexes.
The main problem with this situation is that the individual drivers are making [...]
As the legislators in both Washington and Oregon are beginning their sessions this week, our leaders are being faced with some difficult choices to make. Because of the recession’s effects on the economy, we have fewer dollars to spend on the services that we require or are used to receiving from government. At the same [...]
Finally. Finally we have a decision on what will be built to replace Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct. The 1953 monstrosity will be replaced with a tunnel.
According to the Seattle P-I and other sources, the government entities who are involved with the decision will be announcing on Tuesday that they are choosing a 4-lane tunnel option [...]
Throughout our region, newspaper articles and blogs have been talking about the government’s response to our storm. Yes, we are all frustrated by trying to get from place to place, whether it is by driving or on public transportation. In Oregon and Washington, none of our city, county, or state entities really have the resources [...]
