News roundup: soggy

RapidRide J simulation (SDOT)

• Ballard-Interbay transit study.
• Low-carbon fuels standard passes the House again, but with one vote less than last time (!).
• Construction photos from Connect2020.
• Intercity Transit, now fare-free, sees ridership jump 13% early on.
• Drivers high on marijuana yet another reason to stay off the roads.
• Ambitious California housing bill dies ($).
• The Seattle Times has an excerpt of Transit: The Story of Public Transportation in the Puget Sound Region. Also see our review.
• A new museum exhibit in New York puts "density" in context.
• Every time you hear about apartment "vacancy rates" keep this Lisa Schweitzer article in mind.
• SCC Insight looked into McKinsey's homelessness report.
• A Metro bus driver does a Reddit AMA. Entertaining.
• Even NYT technology columnists are angry about single family zoning.
• Metro wants you to know that ICE will not be checking immigration status on buses.
• Feds should tie light rail funds to housing.
• Momentum to ban gas cars in Washington State. Even if you don't own a car, you're paying for one.
• Ideas for better access to Mukilteo and Edmonds train stations.
• Mudslide blocks I-5 near Bellingham. Fingers crossed for Sounder North?
• How Lyft lost its advantage in the shared ebike market.
• A look at what's happening at the fringes of the urban growth boundary.
• The county council approves plan to electrify by 2035.

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