What We’re Reading: Doling Out the Dough, Euro Train in America, and Free the...
Metro's budget: King County passed a $2.5 billion biennial budget for transit, so what does it fund?
Doling out the dough: The Federal Transit Administration...
What We’re Reading: New Fast Ferry, Poaching Riders, and Parking E-Scooters
Stepping away: Councilmember Rob Johnson has chosen not to seek reelection in 2019 ($).
Blueburbs: The suburbs helped deliver a progressive victory for the United States...
What We’re Reading: Buyer’s Market, Still On Track, and Green New Deal
Buyer's market: For the first time in four years, homes in Seattle are selling below list price as housing prices continue to crater ($).
Student housing...
What We’re Reading: Give Them Stairs, Great American Divide, and Student Debt
Give them stairs: Sound Transit has given up on the escalators at UW Station and plans to replacement them, perhaps with some stairs.
Corporate education:...
What We’re Reading: Mass Extinction, NRA Defeated, and Not Ripe
A healthy initiative: Initiative 1631 could save lives and improve health by reducing pollution.
Mass extinction: Is pedal-powered dockless bikeshare on its way to extinction?
Dividing...
What We’re Reading: Death Nail, Lively Fences, and Showbox Saga
Re-bridging the bay: BNSF is looking at options to replace its bridge over Salmon Bay.
Death nail: Washington's state supreme court struck down capital punishment...
What We’re Reading: Save the Coast, Universal Basic Mobility, and Free the Buses
Battling new 5G rules: Seattle is fighting against new 5G federal wireless regulations ($) since it ties local jurisdictions hands too much.
Save the coast: The...
What We’re Reading: LA-Vegas HSR, Capped, and Dignity of Walking
LA-Vegas HSR: Florida's Go Brightline is taking over rights to build and operate a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
A pittance:...