Midweek Roundup: Metro Superhero
by Nathan Dickey from Seattle Transit Blog on (#6SBW6)
Trolleybuses and cars roll over a newly repaved Ballard Bridge on January 9, 1941. Bring back the wires! Item 16410, Seattle Municipal Archives. Transit & Streets:- Council Affirms Support for SLU Streetcar, but Opposes Center City Extension (The Urbanist)
- Why the future of Seattle's Lake Washington Boulevard has sparked a heated debate (KUOW)
- Sound Transit Study Bolsters Case Against CID Station at Fourth Avenue (The Urbanist); also summarized on the Sound Transit blog.
- Riders to test low-cost, on-demand travel option Arlington, Darrington, and Lake Stevens (Community Transit News)
- Sound Transit launched their annual passenger experience survey (The Platform)
- King County Extends Metro Public Restroom Pilot, Considers Longer-Term Plan (The Urbanist)
- Sara Nelson Warns She Can Kill Any Transit Project She Wants (The Urbanist)
- Builders Continue Pivot to Housing in Downtown Bellevue (The Urbanist)
- Priced Out: Fear and resistance in WA mobile home parks (CascadePBS)
- Seattle Architects Unveil Designs for Social Housing Ahead of February Vote (The Urbanist)
- South Federal Way's Neighborhood Plan Takes Shape Around Light Rail Station (The Urbanist)
- Op-Ed: Abandoning Seattle's First Avenue Streetcar Is Still Foolish (The Urbanist)
- King County Metro Vehicle Maintenance celebrates superhero' as Employee of the Year (Metro Matters)
- 1 Line safety poster contest: We have our winners! (The Platform)
This is an Open Thread.