News roundup: not afraid
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#4XCPM)
SounderBruce [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]- WSDOT looking at adding Spokane ($) to the HSR plan.
- USDOT is auditing SDOT's usage of federal funds in several projects. It is a criminal inquiry.
- Bothell man arrested for joyriding in a stolen Sound Transit golf cart.
- Overlake TC bus stops have moved.
- Everett Transit facing a future of declining revenue, will consider merging with Community Transit ($).
- Seattle Council figures out its new committee assignments. Dan Strauss will chair Land Use & Neighborhoods and Alex Pedersen Transportation & Utilities.
- New stairs at Capitol Hill Station.
- More bike lockers at Link stations.
- In a classy move, Uber's app now presents transit options.
- There's polling going on for various possible King County transit tax measures.
- Job opening: help Amazon employees use transit more.
- Translink's Kevin Desmond not afraid of ridehailing.
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