News Roundup: Appealed
by Zach Shaner from Seattle Transit Blog on (#220ND)

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- Two groups appeal the Waterfront EIS, joining the bike and pedestrian community in decrying the "8-lane highway". But it's mixed messaging at its best: the Alliance for Pioneer Square wants fewer buses, the Historic Seattle Waterfront Association wants more surface parking, the transit community wants bus lanes, and the bike/ped community wants a more human street. We'll write up our thoughts soon.
- ReachNow is looking to take on Uber and Lyft.
- Mostly forgotten in the ST3 campaign, Tukwila talks up its future Boeing Access Road station.
- "We owe you one", says the Tacoma News Tribune's Matt Driscoll to King and Snohomish Counties in the wake of ST3.
- Sticky note therapy at Capitol Hill Station.
- The final Federal Way EIS has been released. Read the full document here. The extension is slated to open in 2024.
- Elizabeth Kiker out as Executive Director of Cascade Bicycle Club.
- Rents are starting to fall in Seattle, if only slightly.