For more info:
Core Urges Attendance at Rally (Shoreline Area News 7/29/23)
Core Article in Shoreline News 3/4/2023
Core Article in Lake Forest Park Town Crier 3/5/2023
Impact map for transit-oriented development bill released, reveals broad scope (wacities.org)
4/30/23 - How Sound Transit loses people... - The News Tribune
4/19/23 - Bad light-rail ties on I-90 bridge can't be fixed, must be rebuilt (Mass Transit)
5/31/23 - Facing Constraints, Sound Transit Previews 2024 Service Plan
7/19/23 - Sound Transit Can’t Deliver Planned ST3 Service Levels Without Major Changes (The Urbanist)
Articles From The Seattle Times
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May 23, 2023 - Seattle City Council passes tree ordinance after years of debate
May 15, 2023 - Lake Forest Park neighbors denounce bus-lane plan that removes trees
April 25, 2023 - Tell your Seattle City Council to pass strong tree protections
March 16, 2023 - Your old workweek is extinct, Commute Seattle data shows | The Seattle Times
March 15, 2023 - Janet Silver: Consider Another Option - Letters to the Editor
February 17, 2023 - Drug use on Sound Transit trains is intolerable
January 12, 2023 - Seattle traffic hasn’t made a U-turn to pre-pandemic levels
January 1, 2023 - Sounder trains’ future in limbo as riders are slow to return
September 15, 2022 - Only one major city ranks higher than Seattle for remote work
November 11, 2022 - Help save salmon from the dangers of stormwater
November 9, 2022 - An Eastside-only light-rail line? Here’s why it might happen
June 3, 2022 - Richmond, Virginia, transit chief is nominee for Sound Transit CEO
April 20, 2022 - Lagging behind national trend, Seattle workers not in hurry to return to the office
January 27, 2022 - Sound Transit fares on ‘unsustainable’ trajectory, CEO warns
Info on Noise Mitigation for Retaining Walls
Consider Sound Absorbing Materials!
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Federal Approach - Noise Compatible Planning - Noise - Environment - FHWA (dot.gov)
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Sound-Absorbing Retaining Walls - WisDOT Research (yumpu.com)
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Durisol Precast Noise Barrier Systems • Durisol Noise Barriers
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Highway Sound Barriers - Industry-Leading Precast Concrete Forming System | AFTEC LLC
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Sound Absorbing High Panels | Softsound Noise Wall (softsoundwall.com)
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Absorptive vs Reflective Sound Barriers | Absorptive Noise Barriers (soundfighter.com)
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Sound-Reflecting Materials That Cause Echoes and Reverberations (soundproofliving.com)
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On Highway Noise Barriers, the Science Is Mixed. Are There Alternatives? (undark.org)