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/seattletransitb

Negotiations on the bus tunnel closure (1:28) The head tax (25:46) Burien RapidRide (45:30) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_060.mp3

Intro & Job listing (0:00) ST3 Level 1 analysis (5:51) West Seattle SODO Downtown & SLU Ballard & Interbay http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_059.mp3

Frank and Lizz discuss: Bellevue bike share (1:30) Eastside cities and ST3: Redmond, Kenmore, and the 522 Corridor (17:01) Lessons learned covering the transit beat (39:37) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_058.mp3

Follow up (1:15) Streetcar operating costs (10:19) Escalators & ST3 stations in SLU (20:31) Bike share (35:24) Legislative round up (53:19) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_057.mp3

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 Bell

Bruce Nourish joins Frank to discuss: Future-proofing ST3 (4:13) Amtrak (33:17) Free transit (46:56) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_055.mp3

Sound Transit and the MVET issue (1:58) Automatic transit lane enforcement (23:25) High Speed Rail(25:57) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_054.mp3

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 advo

Seattle City Council Member Rob Johnson joins the podcast to talk ST3, HALA, Key Arena and more. ST3 – Crossing the ship canal (1:30) ST3 – West Seattle (5:57) ST3 – Permitting (8:50) 130th Street (14:47) Car tabs (18:46) HALA (23:52) Pa