News roundup: shear wave velocity
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#4W4VN)
Zack Heistand/Flickr- If half of Limebikes are unrentable at any given time, that seems like a problem.
- ST kicking bikes out of the train between University St and Chinatown during the "Connect 2020" period of great crowding; also, 5 cents/hour bike lockers.
- In the wake of the Amtrak derailment report, ST sacks its chief safety officer ($). There were significant procedural violations.
- There's a new book out ($) on the troubled early days of Sound Transit.
- Now that the I-5 lid people are talking seriously about putting big buildings on it instead of a park, I'm excited.
- Two residents allegedly attempt suicide-by-Sounder ($) in the same day.
- Republican calls for special session to pass I-976 into law if overturned in court.
- Permit parking at Lakewood Station.
- When it comes to cars, efficiency is bad.
- Tacoma does some rezoning. Federal Way has big plans for their station, too.
- Lizz writes about the interurban to Everett ($).
- WSDOT lists projects immediately deferred by I-976.
- ST measuring "shear wave velocity" in West Seattle.
- Jefferson Transit passes a budget.
- Geek out on the NYC Subway map.
This is an open thread.