News Roundup: Out of the Gate

• U.S. Senate's appropriations bill not nearly as bad as the Trump budget.
• Vancouver-Portland HSR study now underway.
• A progress report on Northgate Link.
• Seattle area is increasingly attractive ($) for wealthy (but not super-wealthy) Chinese as an investment, but also as a home.
• Limebike averages 2 rides/bike/day out of the gate; both bikeshare companies announce $30 monthly plans.
• Tacoma Mayoral candidate makes unsupportable claims about accelerating light rail; advances to general election.
• Not much change in last evening's election report.
• Large curb-ramp settlement, incredibly, may not have a large budgetary impact ($).
• Unionizing Uber and Lyft drivers win a court case.
• The direct experience of politicians is a bad guide to transit planning.
• Now Spokane is looking at bikeshare.

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