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Washington's 'Lexus' Lanes Light on Luxury

High Occupancy Toll lanes, long derided as 'Lexus Lanes', may have to be re-dubbed. Statistics kept by the Washington State DOT on a new Hwy 167 HOT lane show that most users are not driving fancy luxury cars.
3 November 2008 - 7:00am
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Improvement District Strikes Fear in Small Businesses

Tacoma, Washington has created a local improvement district in the Broadway-St. Helens neighborhood to create an 'urban village' and improve old infrastructure, but existing small businesses are afraid of being priced out.
20 September 2008 - 9:00am
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A Small Town From Scratch

Developer Casey Roloff has built an ambitious new community on the Washington coast with New Urbanist ideas and a Northwest flavor.
28 May 2008 - 12:00pm
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Re-Making Tacoma Walkable

Tacoma, Washington, could become a walkable city, according to Danish architect Lars Genzoe.
24 April 2008 - 5:00am
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The Latest Home-Based Business: Wineries

Planners in Tacoma, Washington have approved a new ordinance that allows small-scale microwineries to be legally operated out of the home.
7 December 2007 - 8:00am
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The Not-So-Evergreen State

Widespread development in Washington has changed the landscape of the state from forests to houses. Experts are predicting a further loss of more than 300,000 acres of forests within the next several years.
4 April 2007 - 5:00am
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