Dear Mr. Butcher: Here is the testimony I presented last night to the Kirkland City Council regarding the Development regarding the South Kirkland P&R. Hopefully you can share it with your readership. Sincerely, Shawn Etchevers   A stealthy Kirkland Planning Commission’s project to construct ...

At the December 2nd City Council meeting over twenty people signed up to speak to the Council on issues such as the Costco gas station PAR, Touchstone's Parkplace PAR and the South Kirkland Park and Ride. Both the Costco ...

UPDATE: According to the Seattle Times, the new cost of a bridge has risen to $4.5 billion or more: "New cost estimates from the state Department of Transportation released today show the most likely price of a new Highway 520 bridge has increased to $4.5 billion, if an interchange ...

Proposition 1 targets voter desires while asking us to ignore our crumbling infrastructure needs Remember way back, when... I think it was last year... everyone was screaming about how the ...

Microsoft dumps support in favor of its own Connector shuttle bus service as light rail plan ignores the needs of the Eastside Next week the voters will be asked, ...

From the City's Newsroom: Sound Transit and Evergreen Healthcare cordially invite you to join us October 29, 2008 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. DeYoung Pavilion on the Evergreen Healthcare Campus 12039 NE 128th Street Kirkland, WA 98034 We hope you'll join us ...

Dear Editor: Earlier this month I went to San Diego, courtesy of the Cascadia Center, where I visited the Public Transportation EXPO. There, I saw many state-of-the-art diesel and hybrid (single ...

  New information has been posted regarding the update of Kirkland's non-motorized plan.  Please take a moment to visit the website www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/Public_Works/Transportation___Streets/Non-Motorized_Transportation_Plan.htm and review the bicycling and walking project maps, project descriptions and the other information that is posted there. These project lists ...

Nearly a century after a “Mosquito Fleet” of small boats linked the communities that ring Lake Washington and Puget Sound, a new King County Ferry District is up and running to operate Vashon passenger-only ferry service, year-round operation of ...

  Yesterday, an effort was made to plant a news release on these pages by an anonymous author attempting to legitimize his/her comments by using a false name, false telephone number and a false email address. The ...

The Kirkland City Council held a Special Council Meeting to answer questions of the Juanita neighborhood held Thursday evening at the Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Juanita. Each council member spoke briefly about an issue and the audience was allowed to ...

A Task Force of residents along Slater Ave NE and the North Hill Neighborhood Association has been working with the city to develop a traffic calming plan for Slater Ave NE. The purpose of the plan is to reduce traffic speeds and make the street safer for all who ...

The Transportation Commission needs your help to make sure they're on the right track with regard to the City of Kirkland's revised Non-Motorized Plan. The City has developed a draft list of projects for both pedestrians and cyclists along with corresponding maps...

It looks like the Seahawks have found a solution for those wishing to travel to home games by bus. Steve Shinstrom sent in this update to his Letter to the Editor about the Seahawks game day bus service (the Seattle Times also has an article on the renewed service)...

I just wanted to pass along my dismay to you and the Kirkland Views readers about an email I received earlier this week from the Seattle Seahawks regarding Metro and mass transit options to Qwest Field on home game days. The Seahawks received one bid...

An urban geographer uses un-rose-tinted glasses in peering into the crystal ball. He finds that we will not be able to do much about growing income segregation, congestion, gentrification in Seattle, and leapfrog development. Nor will rail transit help make things better...

WSDOT is widening I-405 between 112th Ave. SE and SE 8th Street as a part of the I-405 widening project. For three weekends in August, I-405 southbound will be closed as crews remove the Wilburton Tunnel. Until recently, the tunnel allowed trains to pass overhead on what is the BNSF ...

The 520 Tolling Implementation Committee is holding a series of series of open house event for the public hear about and offer their input on tolling as a means to help pay for a new SR 520 Bridge across Lake Washington...

Sound Transit is hosting an open house to answer any questions the community may have regarding the new transit center to be built in downtown. The design phase is largely completed so this open house is largely about getting acquainted with what is...

As a follow up to Debra Sinick’s two posts on this website regarding the BNSF Trail/Rail issue, Kirkland Views has provided the opportunity for other advocates to present alternative views on this subject. Cascade Bicycle Club and Cascadia...