A parking battle ignited a controversy along a sleepy stretch in Queen Anne, with the Seattle Fire Department pushing for change after getting repeatedly stuck on the narrow roadway. A new pilot tests a compromise, one that could involve turning a blind eye to illegal parking on the curb.

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[–] [S] 3 points 3 days ago

Well, at least when your house burns down, it won't take long to get to your car, where you now live

"For every minute we are delayed getting to a fire, roughly that fire doubles in size, and so that increases the risk to you all," Seattle Fire Captain Tim Taylor, based out of Greenwood's Station 21, told Queen Anne residents at a community meeting held on the change this May. "When a rig can't get through or has to try to negotiate a very tight space, those are all things that are going to count directly against patient outcomes. That's the reality that we're dealing with.

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