Sunday Movies: Free Transit & Parking

Pros and cons of fare-free transit. (Transit Tangents)

Free parking is always an illusion. The tax break behind it. (Urban3)

With free transit it's obvious taxpayers are paying for the buses and trains. With free parking, people just imagine there's no cost to provide it.

Early News Roundup items are below the fold. Monday-Wednesday will have a 3-part series, so the midweek roundup will be on Thursday.

Beacon Hill station is closed Sunday and Monday to replace ventilation-fan switches. Trains will go through without stopping: passengers will transfer to a shuttle bus at SODO and Mt Baker running every 10-15 minutes. On Saturday, November 8, Capitol Hill station will be closed for the same work.

East Marginal Way cycletrack ($) officially opens.

Community Transit's 2026-2027 budget. 18% more service and expanded Swift. Comments accepted through November 14.

The ST Express restructure survey is extended to November 11.

The movement for bus lanes ($) on Aurora, Denny, and Rainier gains political momentum.

Bellevue's job growth continues ($).

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