News Roundup: Inevitable Losses

• Big project at Othello breaks ground; rent starts at $450/month.
• Sound Transit restores funding for preliminary engineering to central Federal Way and Redmond, a previous casualty of the recession.
• Metro aiming for cameras on 100% of buses by 2021.
• Rough early counts suggest 3,000 FHSC boardings per weekday.
• Councilmembers O'Brien, Sawant, Johnson, and Juarez for saving Pronto by taking it over; Burgess and Herbold want to seek a private partner to absorb the inevitable losses caused by various council mandates.
• Bellevue may see 34-story office tower and 41-story hotel next to the transit center, replacing a parking garage.
• It turns out I-732 is somewhat revenue-negative; the degree is a matter of debate. The legislature may fix it, but I'll be voting for it in any case.
• Link doesn't allow cargo bikes; SBB suggests open-plan rail cars.
• New Puyallup Sounder parking garage runs into soil troubles, disinterested landowner.
• Mukilteo considers a road diet on its ferry access road.
• Frank Chopp trying to seriously alter Mayor Murray's affordable housing bill.
• 101 story skyscraper concept scaling back to 94 ($).
• An interview with TRU organizer, and friend of the blog, Katie Wilson.
• Eastside Rail Corridor now has a master plan for conversion to a trail.
• Hearing examiner rejects proposed 12-story Pioneer Square building ($), preserving existing parking garage.
• A history of Personal Rapid Transit (PRT).

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