What We're Reading: Work of Art, New Presence, and Climate Impacts

Climate impacts: Seattle may think it has a lot of rain now, but climate change could mean the region is unprepared for future impacts. In for more: Link Transit in Wenatchee is going to the ballot for more transit. Bikeshare takeaways: What we can learn from the runaway success of University of Texas-Austin bikeshare. Public benefits process begins: The process begins to finalize the convention center expansion public benefits package, which includes affordable housing and street improvements. Facilitating e-bikes: New York City makes some space for e-bikes. Pre-paid postage: King County Elections is pushing for pre-paid ballot postage. Promoting mass extinction: The Trump administration is considering a proposal that could strip protections from hundreds of threatened species. Anti-green lobbying and greenwashing: Despite their image sometimes, do people really expect car companies to willingly go greener? Escalators as stairs: A Sound Transit report indicates that some broken escalators can be used temporarily as stairs. Locational determinant: How your social class affects where you’ll move. Shuttering vital care: Amid a statewide mental healthcare crisis, the University of Washington is looking to shutter its psychiatric unit. Failure of priorities: Should Miami just rebuild its collapsed pedestrian bridge? New presence: Seattle University’s Center for Science and Innovation will give a new presence on 12th Avenue, the college says. Lacking specifics: Critics say that Sound Transit’s draft transit-oriented development policy lacks specifics. Turning on immigrants: With California vehemently and rightly protecting immigrants, the federal government and even local cities are turning on the state. Work of art: Santiago, Chile has turned a busy street into a work of art. Keeping transportation funding: Lynnwood has deferred a decision on modifying vehicle license fees ($) dedicated to local transportation improvements. Cynical governance: Under corrupt and cynical leadership, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to halt better car emission standards ($).