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By: Justin TV

Justin TV — Sun, 08 May 2011 23:44:06 +0000

Once I originally commented I clicked the -Notify me when new comments are added- checkbox and now each time a remark is added I get 4 emails with the same comment. Is there any manner you can take away me from that service? Thanks!

By: “That mature attitude seems to have largely vanished.” | hugeasscity

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:39:09 +0000

[...] in point—the Seattle Times editorial board’s take on the resignation of SDOT director Grace Crunican: Mayor Greg Nickels refused to fire Crunican out of loyalty and a sense that her overall [...]

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News Roundup: Keep Grace Crunican - Seattle Transit Blog — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:25:03 +0000

[...] since she’ll might be forced out by the McGinn over last winter’s snowstorm. Many smart people argue the Mayor-elect should keep her on. We agree: McGinn should consider keeping [...]

By: J

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:21:44 +0000

Sirkulat, a.k.a Art Lewellen, has an ax to grind with SDOT because they haven’t bought his “Monorail Circulator” plan. Go ahead, Google it, you’ll see what I mean.

By: Sirkulat

Sirkulat — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:35:27 +0000

Ross Island Bridge is an Oregon State highway spanning the Willamette River that connects fully developed neighborhoods of Portland’s south edge. Being a State Hwy bridge put its reconstruction into State hands, rather than City or County. It was built in 1926 and needed its entire surface structure rebuilt and ornate concrete ballister rail recast. It has one narrow 5′-wide sidewalk on its north side with a fantastic view. Pedestrians and bicyclists have always used it at their peril. Grace Crunican ignored pleas to widen the sidewalk and place the protective rail between the sidewalk and the curb lane and racing traffic. People were pissed off about the finished project and soon thereafter Crunican resigned. Her performance in Seattle is less than stellar, no surprise to me. Most Seattlers are fed up with her job performance. I say she’s a vindictive highway boss running down pedestrians and bicyclists systematically.

By: reality based commute

reality based commute — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:11:49 +0000

Sirkulat–if what you are saying is true, you should be able to produce evidence from the Oregonian. But even if the Ross Island Bridge was a failed project, you place it in no context whatsoever. What did business want, what were the political challenges locally, what role did the City of Portland play? These questions and more go unanswered.

I think Grace has done a good job of turning around a weak department for the reasons Dan mentions and those of others on this post. If either of these candidates are worthy of being our mayor, they will reconsider this campaign promise and consider the facts.

By: Sirkulat

Sirkulat — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:09:11 +0000

Crunican intentionally put pedestrians and bicyclists in danger with her oversight of Portland’s Ross Island Bridge rebuild. That was 8 years ago and I suspect she immediately left her position as ODOT chief because of it. A year later she shows up in Seattle and since then very little progress is made under her direction. Call me a radical, but this like no coincidence. It’s enough just to recognize that her job performance is less than stellar for those who won’t suspect incompetence bordering on corruption. Vote the Mallahan/Crunican ticket, Michael, and see how things stay the same and more likely get worse.

By: jonglix

jonglix — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:05:02 +0000

I have to agree with John C v. Bobby. I’m just not impressed by the new bike infrastructure. SDOT has made an industry out of painting sharrows on arterials and it just doesn’t count as real bike planning for me. I hope McGinn can redirect SDOT to make some tougher decisions and create some new ways for cyclists to ride out of traffic. We can’t have a system designed only for those brave enough to “take the lane” on a street like NE 45th.