Did you survive the latest Seattle snow event? Cap off the week with the latest Seattle tech community headlines, including: Demolition Set to Begin on Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct, High-Income Renter Population Growing Fastest in Seattle, and more.

Demolition Set to Begin on Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct – Watch It Fall with Web Cams and More

GeekWire | Kurt Schlosser | February 13
https://www.geekwire.com/2019/demolition-set-begin-seattles-alaskan-way-viaduct-watch-fall-web-cams/

“The Seattle snowpocalypse may have slightly delayed the start of the demolition of the now-closed Alaskan Way Viaduct, but there’s no stopping the fact that the aged elevated roadway will soon disappear from the city’s waterfront. Now that the new SR 99 tunnel is open to traffic beneath downtown Seattle, the Washington State Department of Transportation has provided an extensive online overview of what to expect from the removal of the old highway above ground — a process that should take about six months. WSDOT says the project will be broken into three parts: removing the Alaskan Way Viaduct, filling and sealing the Battery Street Tunnel, and building north surface street connections along Aurora Avenue North. Demolition on the Columbia Street on-ramp was supposed to start on Tuesday, but was moved to later this week because of road conditions following a series of snow storms.”

High-Income Renter Population Growing Fastest in Seattle

KOMO News | Natalie Guevarra | February 13
https://komonews.com/news/local/high-income-renter-population-growing-fastest-in-seattle

“High earners are the fastest-growing segment of the renter population, and that trend is most obvious in Seattle. Compared to 10 years ago, more than seven times as many high-income Seattleites rent. A total of 21,300 renters make over $150,000 per year, according to a new study by RENTCafé.com, compared to 2,900 in 2007. Homeowners in Seattle making more than $150,000, meanwhile, have also grown in number, but not nearly as quickly, just doubling the size of their ranks from 2007 to 2017.”

Voters Pass School Levis, Bonds in Washington Special Election

KING 5 | KING Staff | February 12
https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/voters-pass-school-levies-bonds-in-washington-special-election/281-c352d17a-cce3-4e9b-ae5f-f3a991b4bf4c

“Rain, sleet, and snow didn’t stop Washington’s special election Tuesday. Elections officials urged voters to get their ballots in early before a winter storm buried the Puget Sound in snow. King County elections officials said voter turnout was projected at 34 percent. With about 100,000 votes being counted in early results Tuesday night. By 8 p.m., the Pierce County Auditor’s office tweeted that the county had a 36 percent turnout, with 43,247 ballots processed.”