News Roundup: Let’s Get Started

• 51,000 bus boardings on 3rd Avenue every day!
• If you missed it, there was an important update to the Madison BRT story. We're still looking into it.
• Grist rides along with the people that keep LimeBikes running and properly positioned.
• Study says private shuttles can easily share stops with public buses.
• The Oregonian travels to Seattle to try out our e-bikes.
• Part of 17-year-old Kent Sounder garage closed for repairs.
• Let's get started with an e-scooter pilot.
• Seattle Dept. of Neighborhoods held an "election" where people could vote for projects to get money. Here are the results.
• Council mulls upzone in Rainier Beach ($).
• Injured kids - and a neighborhood rally - lead to long-delayed safety improvements at Rainier & Henderson.
• Meet a 7-time champ of the 'Metroadeo'.
• Sound Transit 2nd Quarter ridership numbers are out. Link is up 6.2% year-on-year.
• King County trying out modular housing.
• Will the driverless car always be 2 years away?
• NIMBYism is bipartisan ($)
• The cycle of outrage about bus restructure proposals.

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