In their latest podcast podcast episode, The Urbanist's newsroom discusses the biggest April headlines, including Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announcing a greatly expanded Bicycle Weekend schedule on Lake Washington Boulevard, hundreds of transit advocates marching to save Ballard light rail from the chopping block, and behind-the-scenes pushback against a Capitol Hill crisis care center from prominent landlords and business owners.
Stories that co-hosts Ryan Packer, Amy Sundberg, and myself touched on include:
- Mayor Katie Wilson scales up Bicycle Weekends.
- Tacoma tries again for safer streets with $200 million levy.
- Seattle stalls out on zero road death push. Would an audit help?
- Capitol Hill landlords lobbied hard against crisis care center, records show.
- Capitol Hill landlords lobbied against Union Street bus lane.
- Capitol Hill landlords lobbied against pedestrian superblock dream.
- Hundreds turn out for Save Ballard Rail march.
- Snohomish County has Sound Transit's regional rail spine top of mind.
- Citations virtually nonexistent after Metro resumed fare enforcement
The Urbanist Podcast is edited by yours truly. Episodes also air on KVRU 105.7 FM radio Thursdays at 4pm. Thanks to Crystal Fincher and Shannon Cheng of KVRU for their assistance. Follow us on your favorite podcast platform to help us spread the word.
A transcript of this episode is available here.
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Doug Trumm
