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Unregulated Transportation Services
10:58 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

Professional Drivers Speak Out Against App-Based Car Services

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Cabs lined up in Queen Anne.

Cab drivers spoke out against new app-based car services during a Seattle City Council meeting Thursday. Companies such as Uber, SideCar and Lyft offer smartphone apps that allow users to book a ride by the touch of a button. Those business operations are mostly unregulated, and their presence in Seattle has led to questions about whether the companies are legal.

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Breaking
8:41 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

I-5 Bridge Collapses Over Skagit River

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1-5 collapses over Skagit River.

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.

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Controversial Ads
2:16 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

The Conversation About Ads On The Bus Goes Round And Round

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Most bus ads are pretty innocuous: advertising metro, plumbers or movies. But what about when groups want to pay for controversial ads?

Snohomish Community Transit has just rejected a bus advertisement from a gun control group, Washington Ceasefire.  That decision is based on a new policy that bans all advertising that creates  substantial controversy, including political speech. Ross Reynolds took up the conversation of advertising and free speech with an ACLU lawyer along with a representative for Snohomish Community Transit. 

Charging Station Delays
12:29 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

Where Are The Electric Car Charging Stations?

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 You can’t drive your electric car if you can’t plug in and recharge, and the build-out on electric car chargers is behind schedule. Ross Reynolds talks with WSDOT's Jeff Doyle about the gaps in the grid for electric car charging. 

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