News Roundup: Non-MVET Edition

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• As East Link construction ramps up, Overlake P&R will close May 1. Still no firm date for South Bellevue.
• As fuel prices stay low and regulation rollbacks promised, Americans are again falling in love with SUVs.
• Eugene is seeking $30 in lottery-backed bonds to build a new EmX Bus Rapid Transit Line.
• Anchorage revamps its bus system thanks to Jarrett Walker's firm. Hello frequency and span of service!
• Apps like Waze and Google Maps are telling SR 520 commuters to cut through Clyde Hill. Residents predictably unhappy.
• Vancouver WA has replaced Mukilteo as the landslide epicenter lately.
• Seattle Bike Blog says some nice things about my business, Pedal Anywhere.
• SDOT to make a blitz effort at filling potholes with "Pothole Palooza"
• Up to $500m proposed by private sector bids to renovate Key Arena.
• Shoreline to build a bike trail adjacent to Link from 145th to 195th, connecting to the Interurban Trail at Lake Ballinger.
• The "Strait Shot" bus service from Bainbridge to Port Angeles was approved by the Clallam Transit Board, will begin June 18th.
• There, then gone, now back again. The E. Union St protected bike lanes are back in the Madison BRT plan.
• What happens when you build densely in the middle of nowhere, SR 522 edition.

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