News Roundup: Farewell
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#2JNA8)
- Mike Lindblom and David Gutman produce the definitive summary ($) of the Bertha experience as she prepares to break through. Mike McGinn's quotes, in particular, strike just the right tone.
- Rep. Orcutt (R-Kalama) still trying ($) to stick Seattle with the overruns.
- Tour Angle Lake Station with Via Architecture April 22.
- KUOW interviews Peter Rogoff.
- ST looking at 4 sites for a new Kent parking garage.
- Republican legislators pretty much in all-out war with Sound Transit and the will of the voters.
- Robot cars will both cause and create problems.
- Candidates for Tim Burgess's Council seat answer policy questions.
- Seattle bringing new voices to urban planning.
- An interview with TransitScreen.
- Transit line colors.
- Expect curb ramps to get a higher priority ($) than other pedestrian improvements.
- New construction lowers rents. Beyond that, the benefits of density keep on coming. This opus on why immigration is good also largely applies to regional population growth.
- Farewell, Pronto. I found you useful from time to time, and with a few tweaks you would have been life-altering.
This is an open thread.