News Roundup: Happy Thanksgiving
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#22TRW)
- Why is Roosevelt development so far ahead of Northgate?
- 165 new units in Downtown Kent.
- Restricting development is incompatible with progressive politics. So of course, some unions and immigrant groups are fighting development.
- HALA Briefing for West Seattle comes up with lots of excuses for why development can't occur in particular stretches.
- U-District upzone meeting has split public comment.
- Seattle will sell $29m in bonds to build "hundreds of units" of housing.
- Roger Valdez says Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning won't work.
- I-405 toll revenue exceeds predictions. But it's not meeting speed standards. In other words, the toll is set too low and the legislature should remove the $10 maximum.
- Better retail districts.
- Tigard, OR light rail winning by 130 votes.
- A nerdy look at bus scheduling.
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