News roundup: bad news

• Mayor Durkan suggests combining the two bridges we have to build to West Seattle. The Urbanist agrees!
• SDOT closes some streets to cars to increase social distancing. The Edmonds waterfront, too.
• ATU demands hazard pay ($) and stronger protections. Nationwide, almost 100 transit workers have died of Covid-19.
• Bad news: they may have to close the lower West Seattle Bridge, too ($).
• PSRC finalizes federal transit allocations.
• A new footbridge over I-5 at Shoreline South Station.
• Durkan wants to suspend citizen design review. Make it permanent!
• The Council botches their first attempt to approve it, but can try again next week.
• ST demolition starts in Federal Way.
• California approves bonds ($) for private high-speed rail to Las Vegas.
• Translink to lay off 1,500 workers. Canada not doing squat to bail out transit. For once, we're ahead!

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