News Roundup: Wrong Getaway Vehicle

• 2008-2018: Seattle's transformative decade ($).
• Radical subway extension and development idea quietly tucked into Cuomo's State of the State. Of course, the subway system has to actually work before you can sanely consider extending it.
• A closer look at Seattle's rising transit ridership. SDOT justifiably toots its own horn.
• West Seattle light rail: Why you need to heed 2018 "sense of urgency" for 2030 service.
• Opinion: Surrey's obsession with light rail is a misguided pursuit of European ideals.
• The Transport Politic breaks down this year's scheduled major project openings and ongoing work.
• All about bikeshare: Curbed summarized the state of the pilot and talks about Lime-E bikes; the Bike Blog talk about ofo's plans and challenges. I can't help feeling that a month of free rides risks a price war followed by a shakeout, but perhaps that will eventually happen no matter what.
• We're not on track to meet any of the carbon emission promises several Seattle Mayors have made. The biggest culprit: vehicle emissions.
• Overpopulation: Sci-Fi Truths and Anti-Growth Fictions.
• Seattle's Aurora stretch is frozen in time, but voters are turning up the heat ($) on change. It's incredibly refreshing to see a Seattle neighborhood actually welcome new people.
• If you think Seattle traffic is bad now, just wait until these projects start ($).
• Suspected Broadway shoplifter chooses wrong getaway vehicle: the First Hill Streetcar. "Police located the tram about a half mile away about 12 minutes later."
• Updated Madison RapidRide G plans call for 2021 start of service.
• Whiplashed Planners Fear GOP Swerve on Infrastructure.
• ART project "a bit of a lemon," mayor says as problems mount. This is a real shame: the people building America's first decent BRT service appear to have cut corners in several crucial respects.
• Americans are making intra-state moves at an all time low rate.
• SR 99 tunnel might open a little early (!), but beware the final ramp connection work.
• A year into the Trump Presidency, federal transit support limps along.

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