Entries from Cascadia Prospectus tagged with 'transit'
Puget Sound Transit Mode Share In 2040: 5 Percent
"Getting people out of their cars?" Ain't really gonna happen here in the four counties of metro Puget Sound. Not to any appreciable degree. Consider the eye-opening figures released in late May for the Puget Sound Regional Council's "Transportation...
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U.S. Traffic Congestion Tab Of $87.2 Billion In '07: Record Costs To Seattle Region
Added roadway and transit capacity, plus more toll lanes, telecommuting and flexible work hours are among the traffic congestion solutions recommended by researchers at the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) in their 26th annual Urban Mobility Report, just released. Other recommendations...
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State Rep. Carlyle: New Era Of Transpo Funding, Strategy Looms
State Rep. Reuven Carlyle (D-36th) makes some key points about the future of state and regional transportation funding in a Ballard News-Tribune op-ed. After stressing funding shortfalls facing King County Metro's bus service and declining gas tax revenues for road...
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More Public-Private Partnerships Needed For U.S. Transport Finance
(Article as published at Crosscut) When California recently resolved its mammoth budget deficit, it presciently moved to ease restrictions on transportation public-private partnerships, which over the long run could help control costs to taxpayers of improving overloaded roads, rails and...
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State Senate Bill Intro'd To Replace Viaduct With Deep Bore Tunnel
Earlier this month, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and King County Executive Ron Sims announced an historic accord to replace the seismically vulnerable Alaskan Way Viaduct on SR 99 along the downtown Seattle waterfront with an inland...
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Smart Spending On Transportation Will Strengthen U.S. Economy
But The Real Challenge Is Regional Leadership Though the details are far from settled, a federal economic stimulus package of roughly $600 billion to $800 billion has strong support from President-elect Barack Obama. Congress, including the fiscally conservative Blue Dog...
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HOT Lanes Advance In Houston On I-10 "Katy Freeway"
Working with federal, state and regional partners, the Harris County Tollway Authority this fall will begin the final stages of implementing a plan for a total of four fully-operational High Occupancy and Toll (HOT) lanes, on both sides of a...
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Washington State Investment Board Eyes Infrastructure Projects
The need for public-private partnerships to help rebuild the nation's overburdened and underfunded surface transportation network is growing. Even before gas prices spiked and gas tax hike prospects dived, the Washington State Transportation Commission was calling for P3s. They did...
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Beyond "Roads Versus Transit"
Seattle Times editorial columnist Lynne Varner (below, right) is a resident of suburban Sammamish, a growing community north of Issaquah, and Interstate 90. Today she warns against the gleeful predictions of some commentators that commuting by vehicle, and the whole...
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Hurray For Transit, But It's No Silver Bullet
With U.S. gas prices blowing through the roof, transit ridership is growing along with enthusiasm for green vehicles that will run on electricity and liquid fuels, a.k.a. plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or PHEVs. Cascadia Center has championed expanded transit for...
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Gov. Kulongoski Eyes Congestion Pricing In Metro Portland
In a recent speech to the Oregon Environmental Council's Business Forum, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski (below, right) said the transportation plan he'll present to the 2009 state legislature will likely accent congestion pricing. It could also include a statewide low-carbon...
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Who'll Be The Deciders.....On Puget Sound Transportation?
Look for a vigorous public debate soon - involving state lawmakers, Gov. Chris Gregoire and a multitude of opinionators - about regional transportation governance for the central Puget Sound region of Snohomish, King, Pierce and Kitsap counties. The aim behind...
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Translink Touts iMove Web Site As Congestion-Busting Tool
iMOVE, TRANSLINK, VANCOUVER, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRANSIT, WEB SITE, REAL-TIME TRAFFIC DATA
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King County To Launch New Passenger-Only Ferry Plan
The Seattle region is blessed with a tremendous natural endowment which doubles as a crucial piece of transportation infrastructure - Puget Sound. State and Pierce County car ferries already ply the Sound, as do a mix of public and commercial,...
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