Midweek Roundup: Not-So-New-Kids

• With a fresh new name, the Seattle Streets Alliance plans street party to celebrate 15 years (Seattle Bike Blog)
• Reversing Harrell cuts, Parks is now installing the remaining Lake Washington Blvd safety compromise plan (Seattle Bike Blog)
• Op-Ed: Trailhead Direct Transit Is Great. It Can Be Even Better. (The Urbanist)
• New County Transportation Funding Measure Could Shortchange Seattle (The Urbanist)
• Deaths on Washington roads drop again (KUOW)
• Amid light rail money crunch, what now for West Seattle, Ballard, Everett? (The Seattle Times, $; free via SPL)
• After TDLE: How Pierce Can Pivot to Harness the Benefits (Transportation Matters)
• Op-Ed: Renton needs commitment from Sound Transit (The Seattle Times, $; free via SPL)
• Join SDOT's Transportation Funding Task Force (SDOT)
• Sound Transit officials chase more money to close $35B funding gap (The Seattle Times, $; free via SPL)
• RapidRide I Construction Update (Metro Matters)
• The Not-So-New Kids on the Block: Sound Transit's staff ambassadors are here to help you ride (The Platform)
• First Amtrak Cascades Airos' Arrive in Seattle for Testing (The Urbanist)
• UW and Challenge Seattle released Gridlock 2050: A Call to Action" and created new interactive transportation visualization platform (UW Mobility Innovation Center)
• Wilson Rolls Out Four New Public Bathrooms in Pioneer Square (The Urbanist). Also on the SDOT Blog.
• Katie Wilson's Taller Denser Faster' Plan Starts to Get Fleshed Out (The Urbanist)
• An elected Sound Transit board would ensure accountability (The Seattle Times, $; free via SPL)

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