News Roundup: Finally
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#2FB67)
- First Hill Streetcar currently under a indefinite maintenance shutdown. Rob Johnson is checking the warranty.
- ST elected board bill may die in the house ($); but the legislature may go after car tabs instead.
- Four new openings at Sound Transit: 1, 2, 3, 4.
- The Everett Herald writes a grown-up editorial ($) about ST's car tabs. So does the Tacoma News-Tribune.
- KIRO profiles a one-car family; living in a transit-rich neighborhood (not Magnolia) also helps.
- Child injured on University St. escalator.
- Phase 1 of 23rd Ave road diet finally complete.
- Freeways make you sick ($).
- Do Uber and Lyft worsen congestion? ($)
- HALA meeting at Morgan Junction.
- Cars vs. people at a meeting about Fauntleroy Way.
- Trimet finally gets its ORCA equivalent.
This is an open thread.