News roundup: disconcerting
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#54BJD)
- Things not looking great for the Point Wells development proposal, and a mooted Sounder Station there.
- The monorail is running again.
- Now Bellevue is closing streets to cars.
- Bye bye beg button.
- ECB on the future of Stay Healthy Streets.
- NACTO has new guidelines for Covid-proofing our streets.
- The dilemmas of a transit manager during public disorder.
- CDC advice to avoid public transit is disconcerting. Not least, a steep increase in driving is going to kill a lot of people, through various vectors.
- US House discusses $500 billion transportation bill, with lots of money for transit.
- US Senate Democrats try to increase pandemic safety measures for vehicle operators.
This is an open thread.