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What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: Parisian Veloism, Bus Only, and Drinking Water Woes

On fire: Apparently two Lime bike batteries caught fire this week. Whoops. Is that something we should be worried about? Safer places: A new Seattle homelessness...

What We’re Reading: Fare-Free SLC, Failed Venture, and Trim Their Trips

Corporate meddlers: The Koch brothers are trying to derail a Phoenix light rail project. Unwise plot: California could end up shifting billions of dollars from...

What We’re Reading: Post Car Future, Rail First, and Dystopian Car Visions

Streetcar fare enforcement: Seattle is looking at more fare enforcement on the streetcar to reduce security incidents ($). Post car future: According to The Economist,...

What We’re Reading: A Gentrifying City, Going Dutch, and Funding Biking

Prioritizing public health: The Seattle City Council has passed legislation memorializing the spending of proceeds for the citywide sweetened beverage tax. Yelp says a lot:...

What We’re Reading: Income Taxes Legal, Langley SkyTrain, and Tulip Tower Kiboshed

Income taxes legal: A state appeals court says the Washington ban on net income taxes is unconstitutional ($) but also maintains invalidation of Seattle's...

What We’re Reading: Democracy Sustained, Ignoring Human Suffering, and BRT Creep

UNESCO recognition: Eight buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright have been registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Democracy sustained: Seattle's Democracy Vouchers program has survived...

What We’re Reading: HQ2 B’vue, YIMBY Bill Passes, and Fly Less

Utrecht's for bikes: How did the Dutch make Utrecht a paradise for people biking? The airport effect: Two hotels are planned right nearby of Paine...

What We’re Reading: Culpability All Around, OR Goes ID Stop, and Car-Free London

Rehabilitated?: Is the new Portland Building still the Portland Building? Culpability all around: Federal transportation safety officials blast all parties in the 2017 DuPont Amtrak...