Midweek Roundup: Etiquette

Upgraded Montlake busway and the bike/ped bridge (from WSDOT Earthcam)Transit & Streets:

• Sound Transit Boardmembers Push for More Ambitious Rainier Valley Safety Plan (The Urbanist); meanwhile, the FTA is pushing for states and transit agencies to reduce at-grade collisions nationwide (Smart Cities Dive).
• Record of Decision on West Seattle Link Extension delayed (Westside Seattle)
• WA light rail users speak up with their unspoken etiquette tips (The Seattle Times, $)
• AI cameras on King County Metro buses record red lane violators (The Seattle Times, $)
• State Safety Plan Recommends Lower DUI Limit, Driver Education Reforms (The Urbanist)
• Minor changes to bus service start December 7 (Community Transit News)
• More Metro service makes traveling easier this holiday season (Metro Matters)
• Crowds, Crowding and Options for 1 Line riders (The Platform)
• What the Potential Pedestrianization of Europe's Busiest Shopping Street Can Teach U.S. Cities (Streetsblog USA)
• This unsung form of public transportation is finally getting its due (Fast Company)
• The bike/ped bridge over SR-520 by the Montlake Lid officially opens on December 14 (WSDOT)

Land Use & Housing:

• Redmond Greenlights Center Upzones, Sixplexes Citywide, Higher Affordability Requirements (The Urbanist)
• Seattle-area renters, homeowners stay put amid costly housing market (The Seattle Times, $)
• Bellingham mulls ending parking-space mandates to boost housing (Cascade PBS)
• How to be not lonely? Cohousing' is an answer for some people (KUOW)

Commentary & Miscellaneous:

• Op-Ed: Cities Must Embrace Housing Abundance to Resist Rise of Authoritarianism (The Urbanist)
• Could Trump withhold federal funding to Washington state? Treasurer prepares for worst *(KUOW)
• New York's Transit Agency Approves $9 Congestion Toll (Bloomberg CityLab), after NY Governer Hochul abruptly paused the original $15 congestion toll weeks before it was set to start this summer.
• The Urban-Rural Divide Over Highway Expansion and Emissions (Bloomberg CityLab); rural areas are spending Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act money on highway repair instead of expansion like suburban and urban areas across the nation.
• Planning for True Transportation Affordability: Beyond Common Misconceptions (Planetizen) The first misconception is that automobile transportation can become affordable if governments minimize user costs such as fuel taxes, road tolls, parking fees, and insurance premiums. It cannot."

This is an Open Thread.