News roundup: escalator switching

• Sam Zimbabwe out at SDOT; what does it mean?
• Kent Keel staying as ST Board Chair
• West Seattle/Ballard EIS will arrive January 28th
• Escalator switching at CHS
• North Sounder is landsliding again
• An update on Safe Routes to School
• Worst year on Washington's roads ($) since 2006
• Pandemic trends in ridership, by neighborhood type
• Boston experimenting with free buses

This is an open thread.