News Roundup: Pumped
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#19QAA)
- Board members Rob Johnson and Joe McDermott share their critique of the ST3 draft plan.
- Community Transit speaks up for I-405 tolling; apparently no one else cares enough about alternatives to congestion.
- Snohomish County legislators suggest other subareas pay more to accelerate construction to Everett.
- It looks like Renton will be the steward of quality for I-405 BRT.
- The Transport Politic analyzes ST3.
- Kitsap foot ferries moving forward.
- Owen Pickford's very wonky case for inclusionary zoning.
- Kitsap Transit short of drivers, may have to cut service.
- Josh Feit on why Ballard will take so long.
- Issaquah pumped for ST3, Sammamish not so much.
- Capitol Hill business picking up.
- Survey suggests Seattle owns 4,500 fewer cars thanks to car share.
- Seattle Times editorial sets up a "No" recommendation ($) on ST3 with contradictory conditions, conditions that the highway widening package it supported would never pass.
- Cascades ridership down, but may recover after construction delays end.
- Headline claims Link expansion has intensified parking problems, but it turns out the problem is just that riders have to pay.
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