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Sports Arena
6:05 pm
Mon October 15, 2012

King County And Seattle City Councils Say Yes To Sodo Arena

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Aerial photo of stadiums in Seattle's Sodo neighborhood.
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The King County Council and Seattle City Council both gave the go-ahead for an agreement to build a new professional basketball and hockey arena in Seattle.

The union that represents Longshore workers plans to file a lawsuit to stop it.

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3:21 pm
Mon October 15, 2012

UPDATE: How The Sodo Arena Plan Would Work

Basketball signed by the 2007 Sonics.
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A basketball signed by the 2007-2008 Sonics, the last NBA team to play in Seattle. Is another team in the offing for Seattle?
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Story last updated by Patricia Murphy on October 15, 2012 at 3:13 p.m.

The Sodo arena plan has had a few twists and turns.  After first being unveiled in February, it was later altered by the Seattle City Council and more recently by the King County Council.

The latest iteration is scheduled to be voted on by the whole King County and Seattle City councils.

Here’s an outline of how it works:

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Sports Arena
8:32 am
Wed October 10, 2012

Sodo Arena Plan Advances To The Full King County Council

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Seattle's two sports arenas in Sodo. Is there room for one more?
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The full King County Council is expected to vote on the latest Sodo arena plan next week, following some adjustments made by the council’s budget committee Tuesday.

Committee chairman Joe McDermott said the adjustments included that language that requires
improving pedestrian access to the new Sodo arena. “It could be anywhere from sidewalks to an overpass or underpass somewhere.  I want to underscore that those kinds of pedestrian improvement also assist in freight mobility,” he said.

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