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Marshawn Lynch at Media Day, Possible Toll for Cyclists
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By Lauren Mang January 28, 2015
Should cyclists who ride across the new floating 520 bridge pay a toll? State Senator Curtis King (R-Yakima) is proposing just that and told King 5 News, “I think it’s reasonable to say to a cyclist, if you’re going to ride your bike across that bridge, you can help us pay for it.” My guess is that cyclists won’t be too fond of this idea. What say you, bikers?
Marshawn Lynch was present at yesterday’s Super Bowl Media Day. Why? The Seahawks running back still refuses to talk to the press, but he came to the media spectacle because: “I’m just here so I won’t get fined.”
As amazing as it would have been to have a 21-story office building in Seattle named a very James Bond-esque One Bond Tower, Puget Sound Business Journal reports it isn’t so. Dallas-based developer Trammell Crow Co.’s new building at 1007 Stewart Street will be christened Midtown21.
Facebook is in the news again just days after its hour-long, panic-inducing outage. This time the social network has announced it’s launching a Trending Super Bowl prior to Sunday’s game. The Associated Press calls it “a real-time hub for content” that will corral photos, videos and other Super Bowl-related content from media, celebrities and friends into one easy-to-access spot. Trending Super Bowl is slated to go live Saturday morning.
Killed Bill: The proposed bill that would have abruptly ended the Alaskan Way tunnel project has been killed. Chair of the Senate transportation committee, Sen. Curtis King (R-Yakima), said that the “Kill Bertha bill won’t even get a hearing.” The Stranger with more details.
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