News Roundup: New Volunteers
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#2WZER)
- Angle Lake is LEED Gold.
- 216 badly needed housing units in Tacoma, falling apart due to a squabble over parking. It's a hot real estate market down there.
- Sound Transit needs new volunteers for the Citizen Oversight Panel.
- 300 units coming to Downtown Kent.
- Bikeshare is up and running again.
- Push-to-walk buttons often don't do anything ($).
- Now Tacoma wants to look at a fast ferry.
- Here is an incredibly useful list of open public comment periods right now.
- Freighthouse Square "90% done."
- How is Seattle doing on its climate goals?
- Pros and cons of developer impact fees.
- Some calling for Amazon to pay for Metro buses that their workers fill.
- Oregon may start tolling highways.
- Checking in on the Multi-Family Tax Exemption (MFTE).
- Seattle commits to $300 million over 18 years in curb cuts work ($) (settlement document). The settlement does not appear to specify a funding source.
- The GHIG (giant hole in ground) next to City Hall might finally develop.
This is an open thread.