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Interurban Canopy - Local news for North King County, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, sometimes Kenmore, Bothell https://local.interurbancanopy.news
Tree planting party this weekend at Hamlin Park in Shoreline wa. Details and sign up at shoreline.greencitypartnerships.org/event/2092/
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The Urbanist north end 2025 General Election Endorsements www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/16/2...
October 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Inflatable Frogs sold out at Spirit Halloween in Shoreline. Nearest is 870 miles away (says the clerk). Still some anti fascist blowup costumes left in stock
October 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Thanks volunteers and city of Shoreline! Getting ready for planting soon
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tonight in Lynnwood
September 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Shoreline School District voters approved a supplemental one-year levy by wide margins in the August 5 primary.

Some city council races in Lake Forest Park and Kenmore are close.

local.interurbancanopy.news/p/voters-app...

Thanks to @weill.org for the excellent data visualizations
August 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Lynnwood will receive a share of the opioid settlement funds nearly 20 times greater than Shoreline’s. Bothell’s share of the opioid settlement funds are over 10 times more than Shoreline’s. Even Lake Forest Park will get more funds than Shoreline.
August 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Uneven Payouts, Unclear Plans; North King Opioid Funds

local.interurbancanopy.news/p/uneven-pay...

As Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, and Lynnwood accept opioid epidemic payouts, how much each city receives and how the funds will be spent varies widely.
August 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Just returned from a car-free backpacking trip along the Olympic Coast, thanks to Clallam Transit (funded by the climate commitment act).
July 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Owings received the endorsement of Burien’s mayor, Jimmy Matta, who backed the city’s infamous camping ban that criminalized homelessness.
July 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Bryce Owings endorsements don't look very "progressive". is endorsed by Shannon Sessions, who the NAACP specifically called out in their report.
www.kuow.org/stories/naac...
July 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Odd to see Progressive Voters Guide repeating racist smears against Lynnwood's Josh Binda. Citing “concerns among many progressive leaders” as sources, @fusewashington.org suggests maybe his inexperienced, white, and not-progressive challengers are fine progressivevotersguide.com/washington/2...
July 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Brilliant! "We’re excited to help dust off a mostly forgotten piece of the web: HTTP response code 402. Introducing pay per crawl" blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-...
July 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Well, I can think of about a half dozen reasons why and will gladly share tomorrow after I have a beer in me
May 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Thanks, new neighbors! Shoreline Schools levies on August and February ballots. District says taxes will be lower thanks to more new neighbors and paid-off debt. Vote would fund staff and programs. Webinars scheduled to learn more.
local.interurbancanopy.news/p/thanks-new...
May 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This Friday evening, May 30, join Urbanist Shoreline for a Bike Month field trip to Woodinville for ice cream. We'll ride at a slow, safe and social pace from Shoreline to downtown Woodinville. Or take transit. Details and RSVP urbanistshoreline.org
May 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Nah. Shoreline's easy. But try and figure out if you are in Lynnwood or not. Luckily, the city provides this handy "Do I Live in Lynnwood Map" www.lynnwoodwa.gov/Services/Do-...
May 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The shelter disparity is particularly acute in North King county according to data shared by KCRHA at the meeting
May 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Josh Rosenau with LFP for Bus Rapid Transit and Cecelia Black with Disability Mobility Initiative, Disability Rights Washington spoke in support of the Stride S3 bus rapid transit project in Lake Forest Park lfp4brt.org
April 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Looks like Snohomish County is the lead agency but the project is described in the Lynnwood master plan www.lynnwoodwa.gov/files/shared...
April 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Construction is now underway on a new 120-bed nursing facility to replace the dangerously aging “Y buildings” nearby on the Fircrest campus. A Fircrest Master Plan was approved last year www.shorelinewa.gov/home/showpub...
April 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Don't know about 164. The Maple gap at Alderwood made the short list but don't know if it will get funded or not. wsdot.wa.gov/sites/defaul...
April 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Meanwhile, at the other end of the Fircrest campus... the public comment period for a new 48-bed Behavioral Health Facility in the northeastern quadrant is open until April 17 www.shorelinewa.gov/home/showpub...
April 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
DNR will present project specifics about a rezone allowing development of a 10.3-acre vacant lot on 15th Ave NE between 150th and 155th on April 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Shoreline Center. Rep Cindy Ryu has championed an affordable housing proposal on the site.
April 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
LFP has fought the bus. A local group recently hired an attorney and PR firm and is threatening legal action seeking to delay the project, reduce property takes, cut tree removals, and block the bus lane in front of LFP CM Paula Goode’s business. local.interurbancanopy.news/p/lake-fores...
April 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM