News Roundup: a new name
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#4PNN7)
AvgeekJoe/Flickr- Sound Transit has a new plan to get rid of Rainier Valley surplus property, and wants your input.
- Free waterfront shuttle extended through October 31st.
- Yellow school buses also have a driver shortage, and a reliability problem ($). Bus lanes would help!
- ST officially finding a new name for University Street Station.
- Bill making bike lanes the default passes Council unanimously ($); Mayor promises to sign. Our story here.
- Ill-timed fare enforcement ($) from Sound Transit.
- Does Sodo zoning need a revision?
- Car tab lawsuit headed to the Supreme Court.
- New ST station art.
- A superblock on Capitol Hill?
- Here come the Amtrak derailment lawsuits.
- Clallam Transit considers eliminating ads to avoid lawsuits.
- Spokane developer blames downtown crime on transit, wants to move transit center underground.
- Portland makes walking harder.
- How transportation is biased against women.
- Study: moving from at-large to district council seats - as Seattle did a few years ago - results in less housing. Locally, our remaining at-large members are the most forceful advocates for more housing.
- The NYT looks at scooters in San Diego
This is an open thread.