News Roundup: Close to Launch

[Update 11:30am: WSDOT responded that the MyNorthwest link reporting Good2Go identity theft is a 2013 issue that has been resolved. We've uploaded WSDOT's full statement here.]

• I-405 HOT lanes saving bus riders an average of 7 minutes during peak.
• Othello Station is my favorite in terms of food available.
• Mason Transit GM resigns under a cloud.
• Way too much green in UW's West Campus vision.
• 46 units, 15 parking spaces coming to Beacon Hill.
• 55 units, 13 parking spaces on Capitol Hill.
• With no interested tenants, the third floor of King Street Station will become an arts exhibition space.
• Metro is surveying Capitol Hill bus riders.
• The headline says "war on cash", but actually Trimet is rolling out a smart card and will consider mild measures to discourage cash fares way down the line.
• Ugh. Cascades to allow pets on some trips ($).
• Mayor offers $650,000 directly to 23rd Ave businesses affected by construction.
• O'Brien and Johnson will join the PSRC Executive board.
• Yet another WSDOT GoodToGo tolling disaster; this time, identity theft. [See update above.]
• ORCA LIFT applies to ST Express and Sounder starting Tuesday.
• BMW's carshare service is close to launch.
• California HSR will now open the Bakersfield-San Jose segment first, in 2025.
• WSDOT wants your help improving their website.

This is an open thread.