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On Other Blogs Today: Seattle's Brave New World of Transit
1. Today marks the first Monday commute after the end of the downtown Ride-Free Area, and the implementation of new RapidRide service to Ballard and West Seattle. Which basically means it's Christmas for Seattle Times
transit wonk Mike Lindblom, who's doing two live chats with readers today about the changes. (Tweet your experiences with Seattle's brave new transit world using the hashtag #busruption).
2. The Maple Valley Reporter reports that car owners in King County have donated the equivalent of nearly 100,000 free bus tickets to human service agencies serving low-income bus riders---an option made possible by the county's $20 congestion reduction program, passed last year.
3. The AP takes a look at the differences between Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna and his Democratic rival, Jay Inslee, when it comes to investments in energy. (Spoiler alert: Inslee supports government investments in green energy while McKenna supports investing in "innovation in general.")
4. The New York Times explores the pros and cons of mandatory helmet laws (like Seattle's) and their ramifications for bike-sharing programs (like the one planned throughout King County).
5. So much for "Carmageddon": Once again, a huge stretch of freeway in LA closed down, and people adjusted, CNN reports.
2. The Maple Valley Reporter reports that car owners in King County have donated the equivalent of nearly 100,000 free bus tickets to human service agencies serving low-income bus riders---an option made possible by the county's $20 congestion reduction program, passed last year.
3. The AP takes a look at the differences between Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna and his Democratic rival, Jay Inslee, when it comes to investments in energy. (Spoiler alert: Inslee supports government investments in green energy while McKenna supports investing in "innovation in general.")
4. The New York Times explores the pros and cons of mandatory helmet laws (like Seattle's) and their ramifications for bike-sharing programs (like the one planned throughout King County).
5. So much for "Carmageddon": Once again, a huge stretch of freeway in LA closed down, and people adjusted, CNN reports.
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