News Roundup: November’s Ballot

• Bellevue to put a transportation property tax measure ($) on November's ballot.
• Why you don't see more 3-car trains.
• Issaquah's $50m transportation bond in November includes a handful of bike lanes.
• Pierce Transit buses to get security cameras and free Wi-Fi by the end of the year.
• The premise of this Danny Westneat column ($) is wrong: that because there are cranes outside his window, that there's enough construction. In fact, if rents on similar units keep rising beyond inflation, we're not building nearly enough.
• ST sells land across from CHS for affordable housing.
• Seatac's behavior comes across as shoddy and probably illegal ($), but then they were trying to build condos across from the Link station instead of a Park-and-Fly lot.
• ST looking for applicants for its Agency Oversight Panel.
• Lisa Herbold proposes - and land use commitee passes ($) - a HALA amendment to add fees for demolishing affordable housing. No mention of offsetting increases in zoning. Other amendments passed, too.
• Admiral residents fighting a traffic calming plan because it removes parking.
• Shoreline Planning Commission to meet about 145th Station Area on August 4th.
• Sound Transit has a new Chief of Staff, from Federal Way via USDOT.
• SDOT hiring a senior transportation planner.
• Puget Sound Sage looking for Climate Campaign Lead.
• ST names authors for ST3 pro and con voters' guide statements; opponents unhappy Tim Eyman is on the no committee.
• Labor, environmental, and business groups endorse ST3.
• HDR Engineering will do Tacoma Link final design.
• How to make the most of transit park-and-rides.
• Remaining questions about RapidRide+.
• Portland gets its own bikeshare.
• Lessons from cycle campaigning in London.

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