News Roundup: Car-Free Adventure
by Bruce Nourish from Seattle Transit Blog on (#3NQZ8)
- As Seattle struggles with bike lanes, Vancouver has won ($) the battle.
- A streetfight in Ballard for safe routes to school.
- Why Vancouver's SkyTrain leaves Seattle's Link Light Rail in the dust.
- Seattle tunnel tolls need to be kept low so drivers don't avoid using it, officials say.
- Central Park's scenic drives will soon ($) be car-free
- Opinion: To Change a country, change its trains ($).
- Solving transit troubles key in SF mayor's race.
- M.T.A. Pins its hopes on unproven technology to fix ($) subway.
- Why does ridership rise or fall? Lessons from Canada.
- Trams are great for city transport - why doesn't the UK have more?
- Coming soon to Seattle: Pre-tax dollars for transit.
- Metro #MeToo: County calls on riders to report sexual misconduct ($).
- $930 million Move Seattle levy falling behind ($) on project promises, review finds.
- Washington State Ferries looks ahead to 2040. It's not currently proposed, but Seattle-Port Townsend strikes me as the last untapped market where ferries offer real travel advantage over driving.
- Opinion: Cars are ruining our cities. Calls to mind a local contribution to what's now a genre.
- SDOT keeps unsafe 24th Ave design despite rampant speeding and collisions.
- Testing a car-free adventure with the Trailhead Direct shuttle.
- New York bus redesign: takes from JW+A's Yuen, Levy, Kabak.
This is an open thread.