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In the midst of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Revive I-5 project, which has plagued Seattle’s commuters, the city has decided to keep the Express Lanes closed without any consideration for other options.
“I was very frustrated because I sat in two hours of traffic this morning on my way in. The reason I sat in a big chunk of traffic was that they have the Revive I-5 project going on,” Jake said. “It’s just a nightmare. If you have to drive on I-5 like I do twice a day, your only saving grace in the morning is that they have those express lanes open.”In response to WSDOT’s decision to keep the I-5 Express Lanes closed, Jake and Spike took initiative and created a petition, clamoring for WSDOT to consider other avenues that could cut down on the lengthy commute times over the next year. “One of our texters said you should start a change.org petition, and I said I’m going to jump on it, I’m gonna do it,” Jake said. “I’ve never started one of those before, but I took the initiative, and I have a change.org petition now. You can go and read it if you want. It basically says, ‘We beg you, WSDOT, please open the Express Lanes.’ What we need is people to sign this thing, because currently, petitions don’t really matter if nobody signs them. “Worst case scenario, it doesn’t work, and traffic doesn’t get better, and then there’s more traffic as a result,” Jake continued. “We’re already in traffic for two hours a lot of days if you’re heading in from where I’m coming from in Snohomish. Worst case, you have a little bit of traffic, which we’re already doing.” Spike thought of an alternative idea, which involved giving WSDOT Secretary of Transportation Julie Meredith an inside look at commuters’ qualms, while also offering her room and board for her troubles. “We should invite Julie Meredith to stay at my house and drive with us one morning,” Spike said. “Spend a week commuting with us for a week, we’ll even carpool. I can’t use the skeleton I used last year.”Join the Revive I-5 petition created by Jake and Spike to address Seattle's commuter challenges amid ongoing WSDOT project issues.The Seattle Seahawks are playing in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, and this town is buzzing in a way I haven't felt in a long time.Rewind to this time last year. Ferguson spent months saying he was opposed to raising taxes. Fast forward to today and we're right back in the same spot.As the Seattle Seahawks and Mariners are both coming off of incredibly successful seasons, many wonder if this is the golden age for Seattle sports teams.You are seeing inside the tent. The tent where a nine-year-old boy lived for months along Aurora Avenue. The tent his mother filled with fentanyl smoke.WSECU Community Champion: Chrystal Ortega’s mission to feed Spokane Chrystal Ortega's tireless dedication recently earned her the WSECU Community Champions Award and a $1,000 grant to further the mission.When Shawn Tibbitts opened Tibbitts FernHill, he was just trying to survive. The small Tacoma restaurant has since earned culinary awards and praise.Wilcox Family Farms is continuing its cherished holiday tradition of giving back by donating nearly one million eggs to food banks across the South Sound region this season.Matthew Ballantyne has transformed that early awareness into action, embodying the organization's mission:"No Kid Sleeps On The Floor In Our Town."Discover Kitsap County’s creative soul: Where Nordic charm meets gothic gardens and ancient traditions thrive Kitsap County is full of wonderfully weird, authentically artsy, and unexpectedly magical corners that make visitors become locals and locals never want to leave.
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