The re-opening of the Skagit River bridge, while a relief for drivers and business owners feeling the burn in spots like Burlington, is but a temporary repair. A campaign has begun to raise funds for a permanant reconstruction.

The two alleged ringleaders of what is being called state history's largest metal theft, 4.3 miles of copper wire stolen from underneath the light rail, have yet to be found.

"When the work's all done, Washington will be left with exactly what it had before: A functionally obsolete, fracture-critical 58-year-old bridge that could come crashing down the next time it gets smacked hard enough in the right place."
 

McGinn wants money to study a ship canal crossing for light rail and an extension of the trolley through Eastlake. Not now, say council leaders.

Studies show that transit is not a factor in reducing driving, but density and closeness of services are.

It's on schedule to open in the second or third week of June.

The battle escalates as an editorial writer takes aim at free bikes. Is the problem here that "members of the modern carriage trade... get annoyed at the proletarian peddlers getting in the way of their chauffeurs"?

It may be all in how you ask the question.

Following an analysis for the Center City Connector project, Mayor McGinn said streetcars are the best way to improve north and south travel in the city center. There will be an estimated 8,000 extra commuters downtown by 2030.  Streetcars would be a more cost-effective way to transport them, McGinn said. 

"After more than a year, the experience remains inconsistent and often maddening when you absolutely, positively have to be somewhere on time."