Midweek Roundup – Open Thread 56
Countdowns: Lynnwood Link (August 30); RapidRide G (September 14)
The Joni Earl Great Hall at Union Station is back open to the public, from 8am to 5pm. Photo: Nathan Dickey.Transit Updates:More midday water taxi trips for the Vashon Route. Seattle Times ($) says the additional runs hope to make up for reduced WA State Ferries service.
Four Pierce Transit operators join the 1-million-club. The club" includes operators who have driven 1 million miles or more with zero preventable accidents.
Reconstruction of 15 Ave NW and repaving of Ballard Bridge to start July 8; overnight closures expected. No word on RapidRide D-etours, yet.
Kitsap Transit celebrates grand opening of Silverdale Transit Center.
Kitsap Transit also looking for feedback on proposed fare changes.
Sound Transit's OMF-South will be at South 336th Street in Federal Way.
An article summarizing transit service for the 4th of July will post after midnight.
Local News:As WA housing costs climb, incomes aren't keeping up ($). Meanwhile, commercial offices are still dropping ($).
Seattle Times notes sidewalks are top of mind in upcoming Transportation Levy. The Levy will be $1.55 billion; CM Morales' proposed amendment failed to pass yesterday.
After Supreme Court Decision, homeless camping bans might gain traction in WA. Also discussed in Bloomberg CityLab($).
Downtown Seattle is working from home; what about your neighborhood?
Seismic retrofit work on Admiral Way bridges starts this month.
Other News & Opinion:Seattle nears 800,000 residents in latest estimates from WA Office of Financial Management.
Kevin Schofield reviews data from analytics firm StreetLight Data regarding the greenhouse gas impacts from transportation in the USA's 100 largest cities.
The PSRC released a report on communities around industrial lands in the region.
A Big Picture of the US Housing Market
A couple good Op-Eds in the Urbanist: Sound Transit Needs Its Own Permitting Authority and Steering Away from Car Dependency Is Not About Toughing It Out
Over the (Northern) Border:Vancouver eliminates parking minimums.
TransLink reveals cost-cutting measures to address funding gap.
Riding the rails via VIA in Canada.
This is an Open Thread.