The Seattle Daily Fix

Seattle’s reform agenda is getting concrete: rerouting buses for West Seattle Link, tracking ridership shifts after new rail service, closing a downtown bike-network gap, and debating whether data-center growth needs a hard pause. In this episode: Top stories: 1. SDOT Advances Upgrades for SoDo's Fourth Avenue To Handle Busway Closure — The Urbanist https://www.theurbanist.org/sdot-advances-upgrades-for-sodos-fourth-avenue-to-handle-busway-closure/ 2. Friday Roundtable: 2025 Ridership Data – Seattle Transit Blog — Seattle Transit Blog https://seattletransitblog.com/2026/05/01/friday-roundtable-2025-ridership-data/ 3. Seattle’s newest bike lane closes final gap on ‘City Center’ map! Well, kind of... - SDOT Blog — Amy Abdelsayed https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2026/04/30/downtown-seattle-bike-lanes/ 4. Councilmembers introducing moratorium on data centers in Seattle - Seattle City Council Blog — City Council News Releases https://council.seattle.gov/2026/04/30/councilmembers-introducing-moratorium-on-data-centers-in-seattle/ Feedback? Email [email protected]

Seattle’s reform agenda is moving from promises to operating rules: Pierce County is drawing a line on Tacoma light rail, SPS is standardizing phone limits, and the opioid response is split between local care access and federal harm-reduction pullback. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Light Rail Will Reach Tacoma Dome 'Come Hell or High Water', Pierce County Leaders Say — The Urbanist https://www.theurbanist.org/light-rail-will-reach-tacoma-dome-come-hell-or-high-water-pierce-county-leaders-say/ 2. Trump administration ends funding for fentanyl test strips, baffling public health groups: "It doesn't make sense" — CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-fentanyl-xylazine-test-strips-drugs-overdose-samhsa/ 3. Community Corner—Opioid Recovery & Care Access (ORCA) Center - Human Interests — Seattle Human Services https://humaninterests.seattle.gov/2026/04/30/community-corner-opioid-recovery-care-access-orca-center/ 4. Student Cellphone Procedure, Effective May 4 - Seattle Public Schools — Seattle Public Schools https://www.seattleschools.org/news/student-cellphone-procedure-effective-may-4/ 5. Paid parking permits start May 1 at Northgate and Shoreline Sound Transit garages — KOMO News https://komonews.com/news/local/paid-parking-permits-start-friday-at-northgate-and-shoreline-sound-transit-garages-may-1-2026-light-rail-stations-washington-department-of-transportation-public Feedback? Email [email protected]

Seattle’s reform agenda is shifting from promises to implementation: King County is moving to dismantle KCRHA after major accounting failures, while schools, crisis care, child care, and bike infrastructure all face tests of whether policy can become measurable improvement. In this episode: Top stories: 1. King County Council moves to dissolve KCRHA, add oversight watchdog — FOX 13 Seattle https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/king-county-council-dissolve-kcrha 2. SPS superintendent announces start for new cellphone policy — The Seattle Times https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-school-districts-new-cellphone-rules-go-into-effect-monday/ 3. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announces sweeping investment plan for child care and education — King5 https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-mayor-katie-wilson-investment-plan-child-care-education/281-7e0583f1-8164-4463-aff1-b1ec2a055e41 4. Crisis Care Center Coming to Capitol Hill – The Spectator — Kean Mathis https://seattlespectator.com/2026/04/29/crisis-care-center-coming-to-capitol-hill/ 5. Seattle leads all U.S. cities in bike commuting with 3.3M miles logged last year - MyNorthwest — Jason Sutich https://mynorthwest.com/chokepoints/seattle-bike-commute/4233244 Feedback? Email [email protected]

Seattle’s reform agenda runs through implementation and accountability today: drug-use patterns are changing fast, federal harm-reduction policy is tightening, King County faces a grant oversight scandal, and Thurston County offers a concrete transit redesign case study. In this episode: Top stories: 1. More Washington drug users are smoking rather than injecting, UW study finds - OPB — Opb https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/27/university-of-washington-study-drugs-smoking-injecting/ 2. King County manager funneled $800K in equity grants to family members: report — Jason Rantz https://seattlered.com/culture/king-county-manager-yolanda-mcghee-grant-fraud-family/4118184 3. Trump administration warns against using federal dollars on fentanyl test strips — Lev Facher https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/27/trump-administration-samhsa-clear-shift-from-harm-reduction/ 4. How Intercity Transit Redesigned its Network — Seattle Transit Blog https://seattletransitblog.com/2026/04/27/how-intercity-transit-redesigned-its-network/ Feedback? Email [email protected]

Seattle is putting big public assets to the test: transit-adjacent land is finally producing affordable homes at Northgate, while a nearly doubled library levy asks voters to decide whether essential civic services are delivering enough value. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Zahilay Cuts Ribbon on Northgate Station Affordable Housing, With Phase 2 in Limbo — X https://www.theurbanist.org/zahilay-cuts-ribbon-on-northgate-station-affordable-housing-with-phase-2-in-limbo/ 2. Seattle mayor signs $480M library levy proposal, doubling amount ... — Komonews https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-mayor-signs-480m-library-levy-proposal-doubling-amount-sought-from-taxpayers-voter-ballot-taxes-refund-public-funding-maintenace-technology-safety-property-value-katie-wilson Feedback? Email [email protected]