Marie McKinsey
- Apr 2
- 8 min
Welcome to a New Season of West Seattle Bridge Drama
now that 700 people in West Seattle have received letters advising them that their properties are in the path of an oncoming train.
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Marie McKinsey
- Apr 2
- 6 min
The Bridges of West Seattle
When the West Seattle Bridge, which links the peninsula of West Seattle with mainland Seattle, was closed suddenly in March of 2020, it left
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Marie McKinsey
- Sep 12, 2021
- 2 min
A Fresh Look for the Arboretum at South Seattle College
I was a landscape design student at South Seattle College in the early 1990s. The Arboretum was our outdoor classroom, where we took classes
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Marie McKinsey
- Jun 11, 2021
- 2 min
Life at Alki Beach: Pirates and Pole Vaulters - Aaaargh!!
It appears that the Seafair Pirate landing at Alki Beach is cancelled this year because of lingering issues from the pandemic. This photo es
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Marie McKinsey
- Jun 5, 2021
- 2 min
The Alki 11 Row House Project: Density Done Wrong
In 2013, a developer announced plans to replace these three beach houses with an 11-unit row house project in the Alki Beach neighborhood.
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Marie McKinsey
- May 18, 2021
- 4 min
SkyLink: Rising Above It All In West Seattle
Did you know that trains don't run uphill? It's true. On level ground, those smooth metal wheels glide along those smooth metal rails,...
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Marie McKinsey
- May 7, 2021
- 4 min
The Alaska Junction in West Seattle: A 15-minute City?
Can West Seattle's Alaska Junction become a 15-minute city?
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Marie McKinsey
- Mar 7, 2021
- 2 min
How to Calculate Storm Water Run-off from Your Property
The EPA estimates that over 770 cities in the US combine waste water and stormwater in the same pipe and send it to sewage treatment...
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Marie McKinsey
- Oct 2, 2015
- 2 min
Were Sewer Breaks on Wickstrom Place Caused by Development?
During the weeks of controversy over the permitting of the Alki 11 rowhouses that now face 55th Ave SW and Wickstrom Place SW at Alki Beach,
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Marie McKinsey
- Apr 5, 2015
- 2 min
The Wishing Tree
In my car, running errands, I often pass a house with a lovely Japanese maple in the front yard, decorated with little white lights and what
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Marie McKinsey
- Apr 14, 2014
- 1 min
A Gaelic Blessing
This fun little song was part of my community choir's 30th Anniversary concert.
I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed sing
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Marie McKinsey
- Feb 24, 2014
- 1 min
Sleeping With Mozart
How is it possible to share a bed with a man who has been dead for 222 years?
It's simple - try learning to perform his music. It stays wit
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Marie McKinsey
- Jul 13, 2013
- 4 min
The Sustainable Alternative to the Alki 11
I wrote this when I had become tired of pointing out the problems with this project. Our protests fell on deaf ears anyway. It was clear tha
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Marie McKinsey
- Jun 29, 2013
- 5 min
Will the Alki 11 Rowhouses Cause Flooding?
If you've been following these posts for a while, you are familiar with the math: for every inch of rainfall, nearly 5500 gallons of stormwa
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Marie McKinsey
- Jun 27, 2013
- 2 min
Over One MILLION Gallons of Waste Water - Where's It All Going to Go?
In my last post, I explained how the Alki 11 rowhouse project on 55th Ave SW will add more than one million gallons of combined waste and st
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Marie McKinsey
- Jun 19, 2013
- 2 min
How Much Sewage Will the Alki 11 Generate?
In an earlier post, I explained how to calculate the amount of stormwater runoff this project will produce. Now let's look at the amount of
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Marie McKinsey
- May 27, 2013
- 1 min
Here's Where Things Get Serious: The Environmental Impacts of the Alki 11 Row Houses
To really measure the environmental impact of a project, you have to look at what it replaces. When you compare the before and after, side b
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Marie McKinsey
- Sep 11, 2011
- 2 min
Remembering the Alki Beach 9/11 Memorial
It is hard to believe that a decade has passed since the events of 9/11/2001. And yet, here we are.
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Marie McKinsey
- Nov 14, 2010
- 2 min
HONK! If You Love Music
Note: This post was from 2010 when HONK! Fest West was held in the West Seattle Junction. If you want to attend the 2021 version, which will
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Marie McKinsey
- Oct 5, 2010
- 2 min
Strawberry Trees Forever
Is it a tree? Is it a shrub?
With the right cultivar selection and a little artful pruning, it can be either.
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