A collection of recent news:
- City of Edmonds construction project update (June 4, 2015, My Edmonds News)
- 2 More Townhomes Planned for 55th Ave W (June 5, 2015, NextMLT)
- County Council approves growth plan; focus on Everett (June 11, 2015, The Everett Herald)
- Business Owners Frustrated As Criminals Mix Into Area Near Everett Gospel Mission (June 11, 2015, My Everett News)
- Costco confirms Lynnwood store opening (Jun 18, 2015, The Everett Herald)
- Everett’s Challenges More Than Just Criminals Vs. Homeless Vs. Business (June 18, 2015, My Everett News)
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 HAWK beacon signal on Edmonds Way, Edmonds A newer form of pedestrian crossing signal is the HAWK beacon signal, which overall is a compromise between a flashing yellow beacon and a standard traffic signal. With slowly increasing use in the Seattle area, there are some advantages and disadvantages to them.
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 Land use notice and “Save Our Neighborhood” sign previously at the income-restricted Axis Apartments site Located between Everett and Mukilteo is the Fairmount neighborhood, where current conditions, recent development, and changing interests on where people want to live is now putting it and similar neighborhoods at risk of going into decline.
While new homes in places like Seattle and the Eastside are often higher-end with high rents unaffordable to many, several suburban areas are now seeing more construction of lower-end housing, with older housing depreciating without being remodeled or replaced. This is particularly the case in some unincorporated areas such as this one.
The culprit is the land use policies of unincorporated Snohomish County, which have several flaws and are often inconsistent with city policies.
This has led to haphazard and poorly-placed zones, density located away from neighborhood centers and adequate transit, housing developments with bad layouts and designs, problematic businesses near homes, and in the worst cases undesirable neighborhoods with crime issues. At the same time unincorporated areas have a lack of public amenities compared to incorporated areas, even though many unincorporated areas allow for denser development.
Meanwhile, the county has planned upzones in this neighborhood and others, and this would further these problems and create more examples of the worst of suburban sprawl.
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 100 Block 2nd Avenue N The following photos are of different project sites in Edmonds. The projects shown here are:
- Swedish Edmonds Expansion
- Salish Crossing
- 100 Block 2nd Avenue N
The photo gallery can be found here.
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 Courtyard by Marriott Everett The following photos are of different project sites in Everett. All photos were taken on November 10, 2014. The projects shown here are:
- The Towns at Silver Lake
- Northlake Court Townhomes
- The Reserve at Everett
- 3515 Hoyt Avenue
- Potala Market Place
- Aero Apartments
- Courtyard by Marriott Everett
- Trinity Lutheran College
Area-wise, the 1st & 2nd projects are in Southeast Everett, the 3rd project is in South Everett, and the rest are in & around Downtown Everett. The photo gallery can be found here.
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A collection of recent news:
- Lynnwood road is sinking an inch per year (March 26, 2015, The Everett Herald)
- Travelers feels unsafe at Everett Station, report finds (March 30, 2015, The Everett Herald)
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From the Edmonds Mayor: The importance of a vibrant community (April 3, 2015, My Edmonds News)
- Residents urge Edmonds School District to sell property next to Esperance Park to Snohomish County Parks (April 3, 2015, My Edmonds News)
- Compromise courthouse plan adds 300 parking spaces not there before (April 6, 2015, The Everett Herald)
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Liias: Senate’s proposed Capital Budget funds Civic Center field land acquisition, Edmonds Pier renovation, Meadowdale playfields (April 8, 2015, My Edmonds News)
- Rezone of Edmonds’ Westgate commercial area approved, with amendments (April 8, 2015, The Everett Herald)
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Manor Hardware building torn down (April 8, 2015, Lynnwood Today)
- Xfinity Arena at Everett Paints A Bleak Financial Picture Including $700k For A Scoreboard (April 9, 2015, My Everett News)
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