Midweek Roundup: Tap into Seattle Summer

A special-edition ORCA card is available celebrating the 2026 FIFA World Cup this month (King County Metro).Local News:

• Wilson Proposes Doubling Transit Measure to Beef Up Seattle's Frequent Network (The Urbanist). Also on the SDOT Blog.
• Tap into Seattle summer: ORCA releases limited-time promotional 3-day pass (Metro Matters). This pass has been in the works since last year.
• Kitsap Transit is piloting a new fare-free shuttle in downtown Bainbridge starting June 13 (KT Headways).
• Behind the Scenes of the Limited-Edition SEA26 ORCA Card (Metro Matters).
• Sound Transit Board OKs Major ST3 Update, Casting Ballard into Limbo (The Urbanist); also on PubliCola.
• Supporting an electric future: University Bridge Trolley Pole Replacement Project (Metro Matters).
• Bellevue Set to Expand Supercharger' Building Incentive Program to More Neighborhoods (The Urbanist).
• U District event canceled, but some businesses deny having been opposed to the two-day block party" scheduled for last weekend despite signing a petition to cancel it (The Seattle Times, $; free via SPL).
• Coal Creek Trail reveals hidden history of Eastside's mining towns (The Seattle Times, $; free via SPL).
• What's next for Federal Way theme park Wild Waves? (The Seattle Times, $).

Further Afield:

• Mamdani Advances a Bus Lane Plan That the Trump Administration Blocked (The New York Times, gift link)
• Don't just build smaller houses, get people to like them (The Seattle Times, $).
• Interstate 5 Bridge funding plan leaves light rail future uncertain (The Oregonian).
• Quick Note: Cars and Suburbs Commoditize Location (Pedestrian Observation).
• Does Your City Need a Department of Sidewalks'? (Streetsblog USA).
• The capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, opened an automated light rail metro system last month (Urban Transport Magazine).

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