News Roundup: Stress Test

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• The beleaguered Washington Metro finally gets some praise, handling it's inaugural 'stress test' pretty well.
• Foxes in the henhouse: President Trump taps his two biggest Washington supporters, Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) and Former Senator Don Benton to lead the EPA transition team. Ericksen will stay in the State Senate and do both jobs. Meanwhile, State Senator Brian Dansel (R- 7th District) resigned to work in Trump's Department of Agriculture. Senate Democrats may use their temporary 24-24 Senate tie to pass some Democratic priority legislation.
• 100 years of photos on the Paris Metro.
• New York's horribly ugly Penn Station loses one of its last charming features, its Solari departure board.
• Frustrated by suburban-urban conflict with its 2,300 sq mi regional agency, RTD, the city of Denver mulls creating its own mini transit agency.
• More traffic collisions and injuries on NE 65th, and this time Mayor Murray and Councilmember Johnson react quickly. They will present a rechannelization plan by February 14th.
• Oh the travails you have to endure to build a grocery store in a rich neighborhood.
• Seattle is not dense. Really. We have such a long way to go.
• CM O'Brien will not challenge Murray for Mayor this fall.
• The First Hill Streetcar turns 1 this week, with free rides and cupcakes galore.
• Minor controversy from a Snohomish couple who weren't eligible to vote on ST3 but will be taxed for it.

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