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Is a Traffic Perfect Storm Coming?
Cumulative impacts of regional highway projects will create a traffic perfect storm in our area

John Drew, Editor/Webmaster
Jan 276 min read
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An Update From CORE
We haven’t posted to our blog for several months and some may have felt that the quiet from CORE meant that our campaign to convince...

John Drew, Editor/Webmaster
Dec 6, 20247 min read
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Bye Bye 372
The Metro 372 Bus Will be Retired Next Year Prior blog posts have compared Sound Transit’s expected 2-minute improvement in bus travel...

John Drew, Editor/Webmaster
May 15, 20244 min read
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It's Not Too Late: CORE Report Strongly Suggests That Alternatives To Sound Transit's Dedicated BAT Lane Are Viable and Must be Considered
CORE has recently completed a comprehensive report of the Sound Transit SR 522/145th BRT project planned for our community. The report...

John Drew, Editor/Webmaster
Mar 10, 20243 min read
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Some Misconceptions about the SR 522 BAT Lane Project and CORE
Recent comments have made clear that some in our community have some misconceptions about the Sound Transit Stride 3 dedicated bus lane...

John Drew, Editor/Webmaster
Nov 11, 20237 min read
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Endorsements for Lake Forest Park Mayor and City Council
Sound Transit says that queue jumps won't work because the queue is virtually the whole length of our 1.2-mile segment. We disagree with...

John Drew, Editor/Webmaster
Oct 21, 20234 min read
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Sound Transit Needs a New Crystal Ball
There has been a groundswell of opposition to the Sound Transit SR 522 BRT design as our Lake Forest Park (LFP) neighbors have learned of...

John Drew, Editor/Webmaster
Sep 1, 20237 min read
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Tree City USA?
I was born in the Emerald City, in the Evergreen State, and I moved to Lake Forest Park ten years ago. If there’s a theme here, it’s that...

John Drew, Editor/Webmaster
Aug 7, 20233 min read
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Wow - 450 attend Aug. 2 Sound Transit Meeting and Rally!
Thanks to approximately 450 of our neighbors who attended the August 2 Sound Transit informational meeting at Lake Forest Elementary...

John Drew, Editor/Webmaster
Aug 3, 20233 min read
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The Rally Was a Success - Thanks to You!
A big thanks to the 150-200 people who showed up for the rally last night in front of City Hall. Thanks, also, to the many people who...

John Drew, Editor/Webmaster
Jul 14, 20231 min read
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Community Impacts of the SR522 BRT Project
The BRT project will negatively impact the Lake Forest Park community not only during the two years of construction, but also after the...

John Drew, Editor/Webmaster
Jul 11, 20234 min read
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