News Roundup: Eastrail
by Frank Chiachiere from Seattle Transit Blog on (#4M240)
Photo via King County Parks on Twitter- Two big proposals from the Mayor on affordable housing: MFTE reform and more permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness
- The King County Council approves paid spots at some popular park-and-rides
- Sound Transit starts construction on the innovative I-90 light rail tracks
- Not good: injuries and collisions on Seattle streets are at a nine-year high
- Self-driving cars are really hard, but self-driving minibuses are on the march. What was that about autonomy killing transit again?
- TRU's Katie Wilson on Seattle's need for a transportation revolution to tackle climate and what we can do to get one
- Introducing "Eastrail"
- Protected intersections. You love to see a cryptic Dongho Chang tweet spur an entire Times article.
- The "interim" 1st Ave re-route for West Seattle buses continues to be terrible
- Metro adds paid parking permits for some popular park-and-rides
- Bill Savage reminds us that elevated trains are beautiful (and cost effective!)
- Metro and SDOT will be at Capitol Hill-area farmers markets this weekend to talk RapidRide G
- New bus stops for the reconstructed "Borealis Avenue" at Denny Way