News Roundup: Some Facts
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#2P3R6)
- Judy Clibborn provides some facts for Mercer Island.
- Republican Senate again votes to slash Sound Transit revenue.
- Empire Builder fans speak up for it.
- Sara Bernard's feature on carlessness in Seattle is far more insightful than most of that genre.
- In a development that would have been shocking two months ago, Ed Murray will not run for reelection. And now everyone is considering jumping in.
- Though this rumor may not be true.
- Coast Starlight suspended due to a damaged bridge in Oregon.
- Job opening: Pierce Transit business outreach
- Erica's timely interview with Mayor Ed Murray, when he was still running.
- Rare chunk of developable land ($) available in Seattle; at best, we'll see single family homes in the midst of a housing shortage. There's a better way.
- I-405 shoulder lanes popular ($).
- Cleaning the kissing jets.
- East Link construction photos.
- What various density thresholds look like.
This is an open thread.