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=Washington State Route 522=


 * History
 * Campus Way intersection and flyover ramp (2011)
 * BAT lanes from Kenmore to Bothell
 * New widening in Bothell for BRT

=Skiing in Washington (state)=


 * "A Pictorial History of Downhill Skiing" (Stan Cohen)
 * "Snoqualmie Pass: From Indian Trail to Interstate (Yvonne Prater)
 * "Cascade concrete"
 * The good, bad and unique when it comes to skiing 'Cascade Concrete' (Feb. 21, 2018)
 * The good, bad and unique when it comes to skiing 'Cascade Concrete' (Feb. 21, 2018)

=Toshihiro Kasahara=


 * Wrestler at Portland State
 * Moved to Seattle to work in Japanese restaurants
 * Founded original Toshi's Teriyaki on March 2, 1976 in Lower Queen Anne, later moved to Mill Creek

Route description
OR 19 begins at a junction with U.S. Route 26 at the bottom of Picture Gorge within the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument northwest of Dayville. The southernmost 4 mi of the highway run along the west side of the John Day River in the gorge, all contained with the national monument. It passes the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center, where


 * Dump and wind farm in Arlington
 * Split terminus


 * References

=Cherriots=


 * May 2006 levy rejected, leading to September service cut
 * 2006/08: Levies rejected, service cut
 * 2009: Weekend service cut; restoration planned in 2019 after 2017 house action
 * 2014: Courthouse Square reopens after major repairs due to shoddy contractor work
 * 2016: Cherriots brand phased in


 * Other notes
 * Fareless Square: Free buses in downtown Salem, circa early 2000s

Administration

 * Annual budget
 * Funding sources
 * CEO/GM
 * Board of directors
 * Number of employees
 * Maintenance facilities

Proposal

 * Dedication on July 4, 2000


 * Housing
 * 5,145 new multifamily housing units, 20% being affordable


 * Transportation
 * Westlake Boulevard
 * Terry Boulevard
 * Mercer Freeway and lid
 * Aurora Avenue lid (to be completed in 2016)


 * Bike lanes on Dexter and Fairview, among others
 * New bus and streetcar routes


 * Parklands
 * Acreage
 * 1993 map: 74 acres, covering
 * 1995 ballot: 60 acres
 * 1993 (second draft): 85 acres
 * 1994 DEIS Alternative 3: 38 acres (option)
 * Denny Triangle plaza at Denny & Westlake
 * Cascade Playground expansion to full block (later completed)
 * Privately owned public space


 * Resources
 * Seattle Times 1995 Q&A

History

 * Previous proposals

elevated freeway"
 * 1911: Bogue Plan?
 * 1954–1972: Bay Freeway plan, including waterfront park at Lake Union and an "aesthetically-pleasing


 * Resources
 * 1995/1996 Election Information


 * Proposal history


 * 1991: Fred Bassetti (Seattle architect) and John Hinterberger (Seattle Times columnist) propose Seattle Commons, a park similar to Boston Common or Central Park
 * 1992: Seattle Commons Committee forms, with $20 million loan from Paul Allen
 * 1995-09-19: City of Seattle Proposition 1 (South Lake Union/athletic-fields levy) rejected by a narrow 47 to 53 percent margin
 * Final plan: $111 million property tax levy to fund development and construction; park reduced to 60 acres
 * 1996-05-21: Second attempt rejected by voters, City Council decides to build smaller Lake Union Park
 * Ownership of 11.5 acres acquired by Commons committee reverts to Paul Allen and Vulcan Inc.


 * Lake Union Park
 * 2003-07-10: Seattle Parks Board approves $22-28 million Lake Union Park plan, designed by Hargreaves Associates, to begin construction in 2005
 * 2006-11: Phase I construction begins
 * 2008-04-30: Phase I opens first 1.6 acre of Lake Union Park; includes rebuilt seawall, terraced steps to Lake Union, boardwalk, pedestrian bridges and pathways to Center for Wooden Boats
 * 2008: Phase II construction begins
 * 2010-09-25: 12 acre Lake Union Park officially dedicated, finishing Phase II project at a total cost of $31 million; includes stop on South Lake Union Streetcar, MOHAI museum

History

 * Resources
 * "Seattle Center", p. 18–24 in Survey Report: Comprehensive Inventory of City-Owned Historic Resources, Seattle, Washington, Department of Neighborhoods (Seattle) Historic Preservation, offers an extremely detailed account of the history of the buildings and grounds.
 * Seattle Center at 40 - 2002 Seattle Times special feature
 * HistoryLink: Seattle Center -- Thumbnail History, Century 21
 * Century 21 Master Plan, proposed in 2008


 * Timeline
 * 1881: James Osborne donates land
 * 1889: David and Louisa Denny donates land
 * 1912-03-05: Bogue Plan rejected, scrapping proposed civic center in Lower Queen Anne
 * 1927: Civic Auditorium, Civic Field, and ice arena open
 * 1956: Lower Queen Anne site selected for World's Fair

After the fair

 * 1964: Proposals to adopt permanent name, candidates from advisory committee included "Puget Gardens" (widespread opposition); other suggestions included Denny Gardens, Denny Center, Deny Park, Space Plaza

Transportation

 * Bus routes
 * West side (1st Avenue N and Queen Anne Avenue N): RapidRide D Line, 1, 2, 8, 13, 32
 * South side (Denny Way): 8
 * East side (5th Avenue N): 3, 4, 82 (night owl)


 * Monorail
 * Seattle Center Monorail service to Westlake Center every 10 minutes

Facility

 * Size
 * Area: 98.3 acre
 * Volume: 472,370,319 cuft


 * Expansions (listed west-to-east)
 * Boeing 747 (original, 1966): 3 bays; 205,600,000 cuft, 42.8 acre
 * Boeing 767 (1980): 1 bay; 298,220,043 cuft, 63.3 acre
 * Boeing 777 (1993): 2 bays; 472,370,319 cuft, 98.3 acre
 * Plant restructured based on Toyota way


 * Building prefixes
 * 40: Assembly plant and support buildings (north of SR 526)
 * 45: Paine Field and Kasch Park areas (south of SR 526)
 * 47: WDTA Mockup Facility

Mural

 * 2006-03: Guinness Book of World Records recognizes the mural as the largest digital image in the world
 * 2014-05: "Day Cycle" mural, designed by Paul Burgess and Holly Livingston, selected in votes from 23,000 Boeing employees
 * 2014-07: "Day Cycle" mural begins

History

 * Previous Boeing facilities in Everett, since 1943


 * Timeline
 * 1966-06-17: Boeing selects South Everett site for 747 production
 * Other finalists: Cleveland, San Diego, Moses Lake, McChord AFB
 * 1966-08: Construction on Everett factory begins
 * Main contractor: The Austin Company
 * 1967: First employees arrive
 * 1967: First, unofficial tours begin
 * 1967-05-01: 747 production begins at unfinished Everett factory
 * 1968-09-30: First 747
 * 1968: Boeing Tour Center established
 * 1980: Factory expanded for 767 production
 * 1984: Permanent tour center opens
 * 1991-07: Boeing begins expansion for 777 production
 * 19 months to approve site development master plan, $50 million in mitigation for expected congestion and growth (including SR 526 projects)
 * 1993-10: Factory expansion for 777 production completed
 * 2001: Proposal to consolidate some Renton production lines into Everett (mainly 737 and 757)


 * 2005-12: Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour opens
 * 2005–2009: "Future Factory" project moves 4,000 office workers into renovated space
 * Cafeteria upgrades
 * 2017: Tully's closes all locations
 * 2013: New Everett Delivery Center opens
 * 777X program: uses existing 777 wing assembly line in new location; new wing production building on east side; other changes
 * Robotic assembly later dropped
 * 2023: MAX plan announced, to take over former 787 rework area at east side; on hold since January 2024 due to door plug incident
 * Potential west expansion


 * Resources
 * Five-part series from Airchive.com
 * Part 1 (via AR), Part 2 (archived), Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
 * Daily Herald special report: Boeing's 100 years (2016)
 * Puget Sound Clean Air report
 * Pollution issues since 1990s, including contamination of groundwater

Transportation

 * State Route 526 exits at Airport Road (Paine Field operations) and Seaway Boulevard (main building)
 * Built in 1960s to serve plant
 * Expanded in 1990s as part of 777 prep
 * Mitigation fees paid for traffic caused
 * Caped at 21,000 parking spaces
 * Staggered shift times introduced in 2016 to fix traffic, ended in 2017


 * Rail
 * Spur up Japanese Gulch, connecting to shipping terminal on the sound


 * Bus service
 * Prior to 2019: buses used Perimeter Road with many stops
 * Community Transit commuter routes 227, 247 and 277
 * Everett Transit routes 3, 8, 12 and 70
 * King County Metro route 985 (express from Eastside)
 * After 2019: Swift Green Line at Seaway Transit Center, also home to Boeing shuttles

Design
The Spheres are located along Lenora Street between 6th and 7th avenues, under Day 1 in Amazon's Seattle headquarters campus. It consists of three intersecting spherical domes, ranging from 80 to 95 ft in height and taking up half of a city block. The domes are made of glass and steel, arranged with five-sided panels of a pentagonal hexecontrahedron.


 * five-sided panels of a pentagonal hexecontrahedron
 * Panel patterns: stars, Space Needle?
 * tallest: 90 ft tall, 130 ft wide
 * 72F, 60 percent humidity
 * 57,000 square feet
 * 800 person capacity
 * 2,643 panes of glass
 * retail space
 * Restaurant: Renee Erickson's Italian restaurant and bar

Flora

 * Woodinville/Redmond greenhouse
 * Endangered species
 * 55-foot Ficus rubiginosa
 * 90 LED fixtures to provide sunlight
 * Team of horticulturalists working during day

Reception

 * Nicknamed "Bezos's Balls"
 * Names: domes, biodomes, biospheres, bubbles
 * New landmark/tourist spot
 * Public access
 * Compared to Space Needle and EMP in terms of architectural oddity
 * Public visits begin on January 30, through "Spheres Discover at Understory" (Monday to Saturday) or Amazon HQ tour (Wednesdays)

History
The Port of Everett was established on July 13, 1918, via a referendum of Everett citizens. The port was formed in hopes of luring a naval shipyard amid a maritime boom caused by World War I, which would end a few months later. The new port instead became a major lumber exporter


 * Timeline
 * 1928: Ebey Island Airport created
 * District expands to Hat Island
 * 1948: Port explores district expansion to entire county, triggering establishment of Port of Edmonds
 * 1964: Marina expansion
 * 1987: Naval Base
 * 2005: 40-ton gantry crane from Seattle installed
 * 2010: Weyerhauser House
 * 2011: District redrawn


 * Waterfront redevelopment
 * 2019: Pacific Rim Plaza and Indigo hotel (142 rooms) open

Facilities

 * Hewitt Terminal (grain)
 * Shipping terminals
 * Boeing partnership
 * Largest public marina on West Coast
 * Waterfront redevelopment
 * Jetty Island
 * Hat Island Ferry (private)
 * Free trade zone
 * Riverside Industrial Parks (2010s): Amazon, FedEx, Safran
 * Site of former Weyerhaeuser sawmill, later purchased in 1999
 * 2004 plan: Sierra Pacific sawmill/cogeneration plant planned but withdrawn
 * 2016: Sold to developer
 * 2018–19: Constructed

Operations

 * Size compared to Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham?
 * 3rd in containers, higher than Seattle in export value
 * Small property tax collected to supplant revenue
 * International partnerships with Port of Ishinomaki and Hiroshima Prefecture

Commission

 * 3 commissioners with 6 year terms
 * Encompasses Everett and Hat Island, and portions of Mukilteo, Marysville, and Tulalip

History

 * 2013: Conceptual discussions between Microsoft and UW
 * 2015: Formation and announcement
 * Microsoft investment of $40 million
 * 2017-09: Construction begins on campus
 * 2017-09: Campus opens

Building

 * 100,000 sq ft
 * Amenities: Design studios, maker spaces, prototyping labs
 * seeking LEED certification

History

 * Historic observations
 * 1870: Smithsonian observation at Whitworth Home
 * Signal Service established in Olympia in 1877


 * NWS office
 * 1893-05-01: Established at New York Block (2nd & Cherry)
 * Flagpole used to display forecasts (in flags)
 * 1905 construction of Alaska Building interfered with wind measurements
 * 1905-05-01: Weather Bureau office moves to Alaska Building (2nd & Cherry)
 * 1911-11-01: Moved to Hoge Building (2nd & Cherry; third corner)
 * 1933-04-15: Moved to Federal Building (1st & Madison)
 * 1982-12: Moved to Sand Point office (part of NOAA complex)


 * Remote locations
 * 1928-07-26: Boeing Field office established
 * 1944-11: Sea-Tac Airport office established

Operations

 * County warning area: Whatcom to Lewis
 * Weather radio?

Use

 * Seattle, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Washington DC
 * Conservative opposition (Koch, etc)

Seattle

 * Anti-McGinn
 * Times

Toronto
The term gained prominence in 2009, after the introduction of The Big Move, a regional transportation plan for the Greater Toronto Area.

History
13 Coins opened in 1967, under the ownership of restauranteur Jim Ward. The name refers to "Las Trece Monedas", a restaurant in Lima, Peru.


 * Sea-Tac
 * 2014: Bellevue location opens
 * 2018 redevelopment
 * Moved into Stadium Place

Menu

 * 24-hour menu
 * "Never changes, never closes"

Service area

 * Contracted cities

History

 * 2020: Sheriff Fortney calls COVID-19 stay-home order unconstitutional, causing backlash

List of sheriffs

 * 31st: Ty Trenary (July 8, 2013 – December 30, 2019)
 * 32nd: Adam Fortney, since December 30, 2019

Attendance

 * Import from Seattle Storm

Attendance

 * Sources
 * 1969 to 1979:
 * 1995 to 2007: