News Roundup: War on Vacancy
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#4HNPH)
Wings777/Flickr- Recent Link maintenance problems partly related to the heat.
- The 44 gets a little more bus lane.
- Tacoma Council suggests a Link alignment ($).
- Here are the ADU amendments that actually passed. Next stop: full council.
- Seattle's War on Vacancy.
- Metro giving Sammamish its own microtransit pilot.
- SDOT tweaks Bike Master Plan, but it's heavy on "pre-planning."
- Amazon planning a universal "bicycle benefit."
- Seattle lowers Lime and Jump bike caps ($) after parking violations.
- Portland ready to double down on bus lanes.
- A NIMBY speech template.
- New Flyer buys a double-decker company.
- Mixed use on Mercer Island
- Leading Pedestrian Intervals are being added at some Seattle intersections
- Lots of apartment bans in American cities. STB generally goes with 2/3, not 81%, but you can take your pick.