Podcast #70: Horizontally Integrated

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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

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Podcast #69: Missing a Few Steps

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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

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Podcast #66: Streetcar Mailbag

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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 […]

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Podcast #65: Post-apocalyptic soup

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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

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Bikeshare Out, Bikeshare In

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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 […]

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Podcast #63: On an Optimistic Note

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0:00 – intro 2:19 – CCC to Trolleybus 9:19 – ORCA 10:50 – Gondola 15:41 – Montlake transfers 22:48 – Northgate truncation? 27:04 – Strategies for advocacy 31:15 – Rainier BRT 32:25 – CCC’s future 33:39 – link transfers 40:09 – Colman dock 42:10 – escalators in link stations 43:53 – advocacy for HOV lanes 50:06 […]

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Podcast #61: Not Done Wailing

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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

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Podcast #56: East Coast Style

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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

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Podcast #53: Elite Projection

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Amtrak derailment (1:46) Positive train control (4:56) Free Metro on New Years’ Eve (16:47) Jarrett Walker vs. Elon Musk (21:10) The Dangers of Elite Projection The most expensive mile of subway on Earth (24:58) Transit Riders Union, taxes, and advocacy (33:35) Streetcar turns 10 (42:22) Lynnwood Link garages (51:40) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_053.mp3

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