Midweek Roundup: Sea26
by Nathan Dickey from Seattle Transit Blog on (#7546D)
April 25-26: Link 1 Line trains between Rainier Beach and SeaTac/Airport stations will be replaced by shuttle buses.
Local News:- Citations Virtually Nonexistent After Metro Resumed Fare Enforcement (The Urbanist).
- Builders Push for Temporary MHA Fee Break to Spur Housing Starts (The Urbanist).
- Mayor Wilson's Shelter Acceleration" Plan Moves Forward, With Some Questions Unanswered (PubliCola).
- Tacoma-Seattle fast ferry unlikely' to launch ahead of World Cup (KUOW).
- Seattle's traffic deaths are climbing. One City Council member wants an audit to find out why (KUOW). Also discussed on the Seattle Bike Blog.
- Sixteen transit agencies from around the world, including King County Metro, are conducting a bus servicecustomer satisfaction survey (Metro Matters). The survey is open until May 10.
- Soccer fans and tourists can refer to Metro's Sea26 page for info on how to get around during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Seattle (Metro Matters).
- Despite Mercer Island's best efforts, anyone can disembark the 2 Line there. Sound Transit promotes some walkable destinations from Mercer Island Station (The Platform).
- Shape Aurora Ave's future by joining new advisory group (SDOT Blog).
- Seattle was one of 329stops of the Spirit of 1776" Freedom Train in April 1948 (Seattle Now & Then), and was visited again by the Freedom Train in late 1975. This year, Seattle is one of eight cities which will be visited by the Freedom Plane" celebrating the USA's 250th birthday.
More headlines after the break.
Further Afield:- Learning from Many Places is Better than Learning from One (Pedestrian Observations).
This is an Open Thread.