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Will the City and Port formalize their partnership? | Reality Check
First, I want to congratulate the cast and crew of “Everything Everywhere All At Once” on their success at this year’s Acadamy Awards. Our son Zak was the visual effects super... — Updated 3/15/2023
Safety improvements should be coming to waterfront soon | Reality Check update
In this Reality Check update, we’ll take a look forward to the busy season at Mukilteo’s waterfront area and what we might expect. It looks like the SR 525 bridge eastside... — Updated 3/1/2023
City should provide safe direct access to Edgewater Beach Park | Reality Check
If you’ve walked Mukilteo’s waterfront between the new ferry terminal and Edgewater Beach Park in the past couple of years, you’ve undoubtedly noticed the steep dirt ramp... — Updated 2/22/2023
Parking, parks, and politics | Reality Check
Parking Finally, it looks like the new Port of Everett (POE) parking lot (across from Ivar’s – where the old ferry holding lanes used to be) might be open as early as the end... — Updated 2/1/2023
A wish list for the Mukilteo waterfront | Reality Check
In this edition, I present the Reality Check 2023 wish list for Mukilteo’s waterfront area. I have high expectations for what can be accomplished to benefit our waterfront and in... — Updated 1/18/2023
Update on the waterfront | Reality Check
In this Reality Check - Update, not only do I want to briefly highlight some of the recent changes in Mukilteo’s waterfront/Old Town area, but I also wanted to include some... — Updated 1/4/2023
Safety concerns remain for new ferry terminal | Reality Check
This month marks the two-year anniversary of the opening of the new Mukilteo Ferry Terminal. Overall, few of the real pedestrian safety and waterfront/Old Town access issues... — Updated 12/20/2022
Updates on Fifth Street, waterfront improvements | Reality Check
The NOAA building has been completely torn down and all that remains is some cleanup. Next door, at the future site of the Central Waterfront Park between the NOAA (soon to be Port... — Updated 12/7/2022
Improve safety at Paine Field with voluntary curfew | Reality Check
The FAA control tower at Paine Field (PAE) operates from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. During that time, ALL arriving and departing aircraft must talk to the controllers for instructions... — Updated 11/17/2022
Update: Traffic calming discussion postponed | Reality Check
The last Reality Check, “City officials should learn the difference between speed humps and speed bumps” said that the Nov. 7 council meeting would have a “Traffic Calming... — Updated 11/2/2022
City officials should learn the difference between speed humps and speed bumps | Reality Check
This month marks the 10-year anniversary of when the Washington State Regional Mobility Grant application was submitted for the Mukilteo Park and Ride Plus. The basic idea behind... — Updated 10/19/2022
City should move ahead with interim waterfront projects | Reality Check
It seems now would be a good time to get smart about implementing some of the interim waterfront projects that will benefit our community. Let’s start with the Port of... — Updated 9/28/2022
Divide-and-conquer mentality in Mukilteo
Every year around this time I take a hard look at Mukilteo’s waterfront area – how we’ve fared thus far during the busy season and what could have been done to fix some of the... — Updated 8/17/2022
City should address waterfront parking management issues | Reality Check
Mukilteo has a waterfront parking management problem. Mukilteo officials need to get smart about their responsibilities to Mukilteo residents and stop the ongoing parking misinforma... — Updated 7/20/2022
City needs a comprehensive approach to address loud vehicles | Reality Check
In this month's Reality Check I need to highlight a couple of ongoing issues – the loud and speeding motor vehicles at the waterfront and the pedestrian safety issue at the new... — Updated 6/15/2022
Waterfront parking still needs to be addressed | Reality Check
In case you missed it, the Port of Everett is partnering with the City of Mukilteo and YOU to help define the vision and guiding principles for future development at the Mukilteo wa... — Updated 5/18/2022
Much work remains to be done on the waterfront | Reality Check
Having been out of town for three out of the past four weeks at two different locations (one tropical and the other at 8,000 feet in the Rockies), I find returning back home to be... — Updated 4/21/2022
The good, bad, and ugly in Mukilteo | Reality Check
As we move closer to the busy summer season at Mukilteo’s waterfront, I find myself struggling with which of three extremely important (and strongly related) subjects to discuss... — Updated 3/18/2022
Rosehill Community Center turns 11 | Reality Check
This month marks the 11th year anniversary of the opening of the new Rosehill Community Center. Last year, the 10th year anniversary came and went without even a mention, so this... — Updated 2/17/2022
Public comment period for Paine Field Master Plan extended | Reality Check
Happy 2022! My plan this month was "a waterfront Reality Check roadmap for where we could be going in 2022 and what we can realistically expect. "I changed my mind. Instead, this... — Updated 1/19/2022
Ferry project updates l Guest View
The Mukilteo Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) is a three-member committee created by the Washington State Legislature (RCW 47.60.310) appointed by Snohomish County to serve the local Mukilteo community. The Mukilteo FAC shares... — Updated 1/9/2019
Where we’re at with the terminal project l Guest View
Despite more delays plaguing the construction of the new Mukilteo Ferry Terminal, there’s still a lot happening that we as Mukilteo residents need to be aware of. The most recent delay caused by the lowest valid bid for the... — Updated 9/19/2018
Get your voice heard! l Guest View
RCW? ?47.60.310? ?created? ?local? ?ferry? ?advisory? ?committees? ?to? ?provide? ?local? ?perspectives? ?and recommendations? ?for? ?the? ?Washington? ?State? ?Department? ?of? ?Transportation.? The Washington State Ferries websit... — Updated 3/7/2018
Mukilteo’s public safety problems l Guest View
Mukilteo has a public safety problem. Not the typical “we need to give police and fire more money so they can respond better to emergencies,” but rather making the pedestrian and vehicle interaction in Mukilteo safer. The... — Updated 12/13/2017 Full story
The de-evolution of Mukilteo’s park-and-ride | Guest View
Ten years ago, a top Mukilteo priority was to build a park-and-ride at Paine Field. It was the reason the airport cut down all the trees near where Lombardo's Pizzeria is now.... — Updated 7/20/2016 Full story
