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DEVELOPMENT: Downsized 6016 California plan gets approval

Last November, we reported that the redevelopment plan for the small mixed-use building and house at 6016 California SW had been downsized – from 38 units (almost all microapartments) to seven townhouses. Now the city has published a key approval for the plan, which has no offstreet vehicle parking. The approval opens a 2-week period for appeals; this notice explains how to file one.

TODAY/TONIGHT: Tuesday notes, as a new month begins

September 1, 2020 9:04 am
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(Olympic Mountains, this morning. Photo by Chris Frankovich)

Quick Tuesday notes as September starts:

DEMONSTRATION: The first of two weekly streetcorner demonstrations:

Black Lives Matter sign waving

Tuesday Sept 1, 4 to 6 pm, corner of 16th SW and SW Holden

Thursday, Sept 3, 4 to 6 pm , 16th and Holden

Come show support for BLM and ending systemic racism. Hold signs, meet neighbors and stand for racial justice. Scott at PR Cohousing, endorsed by Hate-Free Delridge. Signs available.

BRIDGE UPDATE: 5 pm, the Levy to Move Seattle Oversight Committee meets online, and a short West Seattle Bridge update is part of the agenda, which includes info on how to connect.

(Last night’s moonrise over West Seattle, photographed from Blakely Harbor by Harley Broe)

SKYLINE IN RED: If you look across Elliott Bay tonight, you might see signs of this:

With theatres, music venues, sporting arenas, and other live events venues shut indefinitely, local workers are taking part in a national day of action to bring attention to an industry on the brink.

On September 1, venues across Seattle will be lit up in red as part of the #WeMakeEvents #RedAlert Day of Action. Displaced entertainment workers and live event companies are calling for additional economic relief, including an extension of the expired $600/week unemployment benefits and passage of the RESTART Act with added labor protections.

Without action, workers fear not only for their own future but for the survival of the Live Events Industry as a whole. Action is needed to preserve this invaluable public good and to ensure once the pandemic is over that the show will go on.

TRAFFIC WATCH: Tuesday 9/1 notes

6:07 AM: It’s Tuesday, the 162nd morning without the West Seattle Bridge.

ROAD WORK

*The Delridge project paving the way for RapidRide H Line continues. Here’s the newest bulletin about where work is focused this week.

CHECK THE TRAFFIC BEFORE YOU GO

Here’s the 5-way intersection camera (Spokane/West Marginal/Delridge/Chelan):

Here’s the restricted-daytime-access (open to all 9 pm-5 am) low bridge:

The main detour route across the Duwamish River is the 1st Avenue South Bridge (map) . Here’s that camera:

The other major bridge across the river is the South Park Bridge (map). Here’s that camera:

Going through South Park? Don’t speed.

Check the @SDOTBridges Twitter feed for info about any of those bridges opening for marine traffic.

You can see all local traffic cams here; locally relevant cameras are also shown on this WSB page.

TRANSIT

Metro – No recent changes – still reduced service and distancing – details here.

Water Taxi – Still on its “winter” schedule, with the 773 and 775 shuttles running – see the schedule here.

Trouble on the roads/paths/water? Let us know – text (but not if you’re driving!) 206-293-6302.