New SDOT director. GGW’s take. (2:00) How would ending 405 tolls affect buses? (15:30) Minimum density (25:55) The boring company’s new tunnel (38:29) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_71.mp3
Fare enforcement Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (1:10) ST3 Level 3 (STB, Seattle Subway) (17:51) JUMP Bike review (26:02) From the archives: Is bike share good business? Prospects for climate change legislation (31:33) Seattle TBD in review (35:08) Passenger rail (48:05) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_70.mp3
Councilmember Rob Johnson retires IDS/Chinatown station (7:08) Why the rent is so high (22:33) Decongestion pricing (28:06) 1631/election fallout (38:57) Kirkland restructure (47:04) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_69.mp3
Ballard station options Chinatown station options (15:05) Keeping the 3/4 on James (24:03) Eastgate microtransit (35:05) The promise and peril of ideathons (44:12) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_68.mp3
Peter joins Frank to talk about Paris The Mayor’s budget (7:00) RapidRide (19:15) ST3 Level 2 (32:38) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_67.mp3
Answering your questions Elected boards (2:31) Earthquakes (9:20) Fare evasion (9:50) Streetcar alternatives (11:20) Light rail to Laurelhurst (19:00) East link frequency (22:00) Center platforms (24:20) Fare evasion and ORCA (28:20) Post-viaduct transit from the South (30:20) 4th avenue CID station (31:20) Seattle Circulator (32:59) City council (36:01) Post-viaduct transit from the north (40:55) Real […]
Smoke! (0:00) Bikeshare out, bikeshare in (8:04) Time for a fare cut? (17:14) Waterfront shuttle (31:26) Metro is Number 1 (38:00) L’affaire Showbox(46:00) Upzoning the ‘burbs (57:01) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_65.mp3
Within one month of Seattle imposing new regulations and a $50 per bike per year permit fee, Sarah Anne Lloyd reports that both Ofo and Spin are on their way out. When Ofo first announced its departure, the company attributed the decision to the new fee structure, which adds up to $250,000 for a fleet […]
Ofo packing in the towel (2:00) Mayor’s streetcar questions (16:24) Federal Way overruns (28:04) Reforming the fare evasion policy (36:05) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_64.mp3
Head tax (2:09) Transportation Benefit District (16:27) Move Seattle reset (32:33) Northgate TOD (44:43) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_062.mp3
First Hill station is not to be (1:21) Electeds bail on First Hill the process rears its ugly head Napkin math analysis Backyard cottages (42:12) Single family rentals leveling off Pierce County & Lyft (50:21) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_061.mp3
Negotiations on the bus tunnel closure (1:28) The head tax (25:46) Burien RapidRide (45:30) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_060.mp3
Frank and Lizz discuss: Bellevue bike share (1:30) Eastside cities and ST3: Redmond, Kenmore, and the 522 Corridor (17:01) Lessons learned covering the transit beat (39:37) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_058.mp3
Sound Transit’s flat fare Peter Rogoff and the ST Board (13:05) – Martin regrets that he neglected to expound further on certain allegations, so that it came across as more dismissive than he intended. MVET bill (19:35) Signal priority in Bellevue and Seattle (29:07) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_056.mp3
Bruce Nourish joins Frank to discuss: Future-proofing ST3 (4:13) Amtrak (33:17) Free transit (46:56) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_055.mp3