News Roundup: Seattle Style
by Zach Shaner from Seattle Transit Blog on (#DA0Z)
Downtown Auburn - Wikimedia
- 126 "Seattle style" apartments open near Auburn Station. Would you live in Auburn for $1,300/month? (DJC)
- Most of the Montlake Triangle/Rainier Vista has reopened, including the Burke-Gilman rebuild, and Seattle Bike Blog loves it. (Thanks to this week's transportation package, the Burke will also get $16m to fully rebuild the trail through campus.)
- South Tacoma Way (e.g. Auto Row hell) is getting an upgrade near South Tacoma Station, with bike lanes, ADA compliant ramps, and a connection to the Water Flume Line Trail (Tacoma Weekly).
- In a belated move that shows how auto centric digital mapping services have been, Google announced this week that it will finally add rail crossings to its map products, but only after a request from the FRA. (The Hill)
- The Times ($) profiles 6 commuters - including a Lake Union Kayaker.
- County Councilmember (and ST board member) Dave Upthegrove proposes legislation to decriminalize fare evasion, make it harder to impose rider suspensions, and to eliminate the "Shoreline Rule" for adjudicating citations. Hmm, I wonder where he got the term "Shoreline Rule"? Props, Erica. (KC Press Release)
- "A transit evangelist with a pragmatic streak", from the Times ($) endorsement of Rob Johnson for City Council District 4.
This is an open thread. Happy 4th, everyone!