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 … Continue reading "Podcast #66: Streetcar Mailbag"

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

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

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 … Continue reading "Podcast #63: On an Optimistic Note"

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