Midweek Roundup: August Adventures

First-drop election results after the headlines.

Service changes are coming at the end of August! Summary articles are in the works.

• Op-Ed: Federal Transportation Policy Is Growing Unhinged Under Trump (The Urbanist)
• Full Ballard Link Line Could Take Until 2060 To Build, Sound Transit Says (The Urbanist); Seattle Subway's response.
• The Builder's Remedy Looks To Be Coming to Bainbridge Island (The Urbanist)
• Seattle Council Reins In Growth Plan Appeals in Narrow Vote (The Urbanist)
• Impending Metro Service Changes See Last-Minute Pushback in Lake Forest Park (The Urbanist).
• PubliCola introduces new comparison commentary column Greater Seattle" (PubliCola)
• In California, Some Cities Are Done With Drive-Throughs (The New York Times, gift link)
• Seattle office building turns into apartments. Here's how it looks (The Seattle Times, $; free via SPL)
• Bellevue adds Bellevue Light Rail Shuttle" on top of its existing BellHop app-taxi shuttle (Visit Bellevue). Coverage by The Seattle Times ($)
• August Adventures" accessible via Community Transit (CT News)
• Pierce Transit to run a special express service to the Washington State Fair, Sept. 4-27 (What's New)

EDIT, 11:30am: Election Results have been moved to a new post.

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