News Roundup: Openings
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#KB7F)
- SDOT seeking comment on more restrictions for ship canal bridge openings.
- Scott Bonjukian writes at length on Kitsap's Transit high-speed foot ferries.
- WSDOT tackling mudslide issues on the North Sounder route.
- Hurrah! Seattle Police step up enforcement of bus lanes.
- UW may crown U-District station with a 240-foot tower.
- Only 0.1% of eligible Seattle residents have received a $20 rebate on their vehicle license fee for transit, but the City is looking at reducing paperwork.
- The drive for TOD at Tacoma Mall(!)
- Othello TOD project now in trouble due to fraud allegations.
- Seattle-area drivers apparently among the most accident-prone.
- Rapid Metro service growth leading to sporadic route cancellations.
- King County Council mulling Lake Washington ferries.
- Struggling Sodo arena plan adds a pedestrian/bike bridge over the train tracks.
- O'Brien proposes unionization for Uber drivers ($); political, legal obstacles to follow.
- Bertha is back underground ($).
- Nobody seems to know when the First Hill Streetcar will open.
This is an open thread.