News roundup: do better
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#55SRH)
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- SDOT starting to form a plan for the West Seattle Bridge. The study will take about 18 months (!).
- The low bridge is cracked too, but it doesn't have to close.
- After protest, Metro managers promise to do better" on race.
- Metro GM Rob Gannon taking a promotion in Montana, longtime Metro leader Terry White to take over the interim reins.
- Mercer Island nixes commuter parking/mixed use structure, may replace it with just parking.
- The I-90 bridge is getting its own documentary. You can watch it here.
- Local population still growing.
- Children's Hospital is hiring a Transportation Planner.
- Current best practices for circulating air on buses.
- Read the results of Bellevue's high tech vision zero project we wrote about back in 2017
This is an open thread.