News Roundup: War of Cars

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• "This isn't a war on cars. It's a war of cars. The streets are a depleted resource that realistically can't be widened to help us drivers." - Danny Westneat on the situation in SLU. ($)
• In the context of SDOT's Westlake transit lane plans, can Westlake be made safe for bikes?
• After Tuesday's salmon-induced traffic meltdown, Seattle Bike Blog argues for mode redundancy and transportation choices. While there's no reason to be smug, it is nonetheless true that Link and Sounder were exempt from the trouble. If you want more of that, let Olympia know.
• Where are our newcomers coming from? California, of course, but also Texas. ($)
• Don't forget about this weekend's westbound I-90 closure and Link's partial closure.
• Last weekend's Hackathon Round 1 ended with 3 finalist teams: Hackcessible (crowdsourced transit accessibility tips), Geo Hackers for Good (a residential relocation tool based on transit access), and Slugg (a casual carpooling app with a Uber-style interface with verified identities/employers etc.)
• While we continue to struggle to fund a Northgate pedestrian bridge, Kent is looking at one in West Hill for its potential Link station near Highline Community College.
• Mild controversy in Tacoma as Pierce Transit at first refused to name its CEO candidates to respect their privacy, then revealed just two finalists and announced a decision would be forthcoming within a week.
• Don't forget: contact your representative on the House Transportation Committee TODAY to support full $15B authorization for ST3.
• 4 important events coming up in the next week!
  • Tonight: Accessible Mt Baker Open House
  • Tonight: the last ULink Connections Open House takes place in the UDistrict
  • Tuesday 3/31: Metro's is holding a 'visioning workshop' on its new Long Range Plan project
  • Wednesday 4/1: STB's meetup talking all things ST3

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