Midweek Roundup: avoid the squeeze, take the bus

PubliCola interviewed Seattle’s “Urbanist” Mayor Katie Wilson: Part 1 and Part 2. Cascade PBS sat down with Tacoma’s Mayor Anders Ibsen, also at 6 months into his first term.

Transit & Streets:

• Pierce Transit puts expansion measure on November ballot. (Pierce Transit)
• Did you ride transit during the World Cup? Take Sound Transit’s survey.
• Sound Transit’s proposed transit service for next year (2027) is available for public review.
• OPINION | Neglected Traffic Medians on Rainier Avenue South Point to Inequity in the South End (South Seattle Emerald)
• Who Put 2,400 Eco-Blocks in Georgetown? Researchers Still Don’t Know. (South Seattle Emerald)
• Join the Renton Area Mobility Project Board and help shape the future of transit (Metro Matters). Submit your application here.
• Avoid the Squeeze: Take the Bus to Link Light Rail (Community Transit)
• Seattle’s first major roundabout opens near future light rail station in Pinehurst (SDOT Blog)
• Dan Strauss pushes for more Ballard bus service ahead of Seattle Transit Measure vote (MyBallard)

Land Use & Housing:

• Issaquah Councilmembers Push for Bolder Options as Housing Reforms Ramp Up (The Urbanist)
• King County, Kirkland Celebrate Opening of Contentious Supportive Housing Facility (The Urbanist)
• Zahilay and Wilson Partially Dismantle KCRHA Amid Rising Homelessness (The Urbanist)
• Eddie Lin Defends a Delay-Busting Bill (South Seattle Emerald)

Other:

• Tacoma Porchfest returns July 18-19. Hundreds of bands play for free in house yards north and south of 6th Avenue. Different time blocks are in different geographic quadrants so that listeners can walk between all the shows in the quadrant. The Seattle Times has an article on it.

This is an Open Thread.