News Roundup: Better Than Tweeting
by Brent White from Seattle Transit Blog on (#2S9EM)
King County Executive Dow Constantine and Metro General Manager Rob Gannon order electric buses for Metro. Photo by Atomic Taco / flickr
- Governors and mayors must do a lot more than tweeting against Trump to fight climate change and housing crises.
- Councilmember Kshama Sawant pushes a simple and awesome mandate on landlords to provide voter registration information to new tenants. The Rental Housing Association tweets back.
- Oregon legislature wants to raise $8 billion for highway expansion, provide some operating funds for buses, and ban light rail from getting any of the money.
- Dutch traffic light system prioritizes helping bikes get green light.
- Mandatory affordable housing / upzone in International District escapes committee.
- Mapping can be used to fight gentrification and displacement.
- Mobility pricing can be used to fight traffic congestion.
- Sacramento asks its NBA franchise to pony up for a streetcar.
- Seattle City Councilmember Rob Johnson wants Metro and Sound Transit to let everyone under 19 ride free. As in, not just for the summer, but forever, at least until they turn 19.
- Mercer Island still wants SOV access to HOV lanes.
- Mercer Island City Manager sends a letter to residents explaining reason for settlement with Sound Tranist.
- Seattle Times does some math ($) on park & ride spaces.
- Civil engineer does some math on Ballard Bridge openings.
- Spokane bus drivers want better protections after a rash of attacks.
- Erica Barnett interviews state senator and mayoral candidate Bob Hasegawa.
- Erica will moderate a Transportation and Housing Candidate Forum on Thursday, June 22.
- Seattle police detectives ask your help tracking down the driver of this hit-and-run car.
- Job Opening: CEO at California High Speed Rail
This is an open thread.