Pay-to-park plan isn&#39;ta hit at Seattle parks
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Kristin Ott laced up her in-line skates at the parking lot by Green Lake&#39;s community center, ready to enjoy one of Seattle&#39;s last sunny days for a while -- and perhaps one of the last days of being able to park free at the park.
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On a gloriously sunny San Francisco day last April, a friend and I paid $150 for tickets worth less than $80 to see the San Francisco Giants play the Milwaukee Brewers at SBC Park. Of course, like thousands of others on that chilly Monday afternoon, we weren't there so much to see the game as to get a chance to ...
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The one-time offer does not include a salary cap and owners will make a counter-offer Tuesday. TORONTO -- The ball is in the NHL&#39;s court now.
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By Brent Champaco, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 25--The Pierce County Council isn't the only local government whose leaders are testing the choppy waters of growth-impact fees.
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Mayor Anthony A. Williams isn&#39;t giving up on Major League Baseball in Washington, saying Thursday that District of Columbia officials are working hard behind the scenes to get an acceptable deal done by the Dec.
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By Harris, Linda  City officials will have to find another way to fund their share of the riverfront park costs after voters this week narrowly rejected a $2.2 million excess levy that would have paid for it as well as other recreation projects.
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Federal executives find that a new pay-for-performance system has had little effect on their performance, but it has caused morale problems, according to a survey released yesterday.
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After wrestling with the costs and design of the Sept. 11 memorial, planners face another dilemma &amp;#151; whether to charge admission to the museum honoring those who died at the World Trade Center.
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By Trenton Daniel, The Miami Herald  Sep. 17--City parking might rank up there with seeing the dentist or paying bills as one of life's bigger hassles.
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NJ Transit&#39;s executive director on Thursday said the agency&#39;s 400,000 daily riders should expect fare hikes of up to 15 percent starting in July to offset a projected $50 million
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By Cynthia Needham; Journal Staff Writer  Mayor Scott Avedisian says the fee system cost twice as much to run as it took in.   * * *   WARWICK - Despite the snowy forecast, the city has made a major summer announcement: it will not charge beach parking fees this year.
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Union members from Seattle&#39;s two feuding daily newspapers voted yesterday to retain their local&#39;s association with a citizens&#39; group that is seeking to thwart moves by The Seattle Times that could lead to a shutdown of its rival, the Seattle Post
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By Mike Archbold, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Mar. 9--Bonney Lake's proposed boat launch fees at Allan York Park on Lake Tapps might have hit a snag.
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By Fred Mann, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 13--This is a good week to forget the gloom of winter and think about playing outside again.   The city of Wichita on Monday launched an 18-month effort to plan the future of parks and recreation in the area.
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By Derek P. Jensen, The Salt Lake Tribune  Sep. 15--It may be November or never.    Some Salt Lake County and west-side leaders worry that if this fall's  ballot measure cannot promise ramped-up construction of four new TRAX lines,  then none of those spurs may be built.
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I am disappointed (but not surprised) to hear of the problems with the proposed transit tax in Salt Lake County. I was torn when voting for the tax increase in November.
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Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said today that no deal has been struck to use public funds to build a professional soccer stadium in Southeast Washington. He also said his talks with D.C. United about a partnership do not represent a drastic departure from his stance against public financing of the Nationals...