News roundup: by reservation only
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#51WCE)
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- Plan for West Seattle Bridge is not fully baked.
- For other SDOT projects the work goes on.
- Intercity Transit is now by reservation only.
- Sound Transit shuts down most construction projects till at least May 4, but East Link work on the I-90 bridge, and the new O&M facility, must go on.
- It's asking a lot for transit operators to be "first responders" ($)
- JUMP is free for essential workers.
- More South Sounder cuts.
- Results from the paratransit audit ($).
- Jessyn Farrell backs stimulus through accelerated light rail.
- Spokane Transit driver tests positive for Covid-19.
- WTA allows only 12-15 passengers per bus.
- Wednesday morning webinar on "Public Transit in the Time of Covid-19".
- TriMet cutting back, too.
- Some cities are opening bike lanes during the pandemic. We could do it here too.
- The San Francisco Muni is mostly shutting down.
This is an open thread.