Reminders: To ensure there is enough space on trains, bikes and scooters are not allowed on trains on World Cup match days.
Local:
- What to expect during RapidRide I construction (Metro Matters)
- Everett Transit Annexation Would Level Up City’s Transit System, Mayor Says (The Urbanist)
- A Seattle Times reader wishes buses were quieter (The Seattle Times, $; free via SPL)
- 50 years later, one of Community Transit’s original buses hits the road again (CT News)
- Olympic College in Bremerton is piloting free transit passes for students (KT Headways)
- Data Backs Up Supportive ‘Housing First’ Model in Spite of Federal Attacks (The Urbanist).
- DESC’s Susan Byrnes opines Homelessness is a complex problem. Stop looking for a simple solution (The Seattle Times, $; free via SPL)
- Tacoma Sees 62% More Homes Enter Pipeline Following 2025 Zoning Overhaul (The Urbanist)
- Op-Ed: ‘Seattle Atlas’ Can Demystify Zoning, Build Case for More Housing (The Urbanist)
- A review of the impacts of the World Cup on Seattle and the region (CascadePBS)
Further Afield:
- NYT finds the recent rise in pedestrian deaths in the USA is due to increasingly large trucks and S.U.V.s (The New York Times, gift link); also discussed on Seattle Bike Blog.
- Public Transit Is Not “Coming Back” … It’s Doing Something Better (Human Transit)
- Discussions on the cost of US buses, “Messy Urbanism,” and the animals with which we share space (Thoughts About Cities)
This is an Open Thread.