Cascadia

This article, published by The Washington Post, quotes Tom Till of Discovery Institute: “This is exactly the right move to make,” said Tom Till, a senior fellow at Discovery Institute in Seattle who in 1999 led the Amtrak Reform Council, a group created by Congress to study the railroad’s problems. “The kind of funding needed to make the corridor work Read More ›

Editor’s note: The Cascadia Center has written a series of articles examining the state’s infrastructure deficit. This is the first of the series, which is being published exclusively by the Puget Sound Business Journal. Our predecessors understood the links between infrastructure and economic growth. They cut tunnels through the mountains that opened ports, dug a canal that linked Lake Washington Read More ›

This article, published by HeraldNet, quotes Discovery Institute Fellow Bruce Agnew: “We think that, with community support, we can do this,” said Bruce Agnew, director of the Cascadia Center for Transportation and a former Snohomish County Councilman. The rest of the article can be found here.

Transportation continues to be a serious issue for Washington, and judging by the number of news articles on the subject it will be a topic of conversation for weeks to come. AAA remains concerned about the safety of highway users and the growing congestion in our major metropolitan areas, which frustrates motorists and contributes to unsafe conditions. Several actions during Read More ›

This article, published by Seattle PI, quotes Discovery Institute Fellow Bruce Agnew: “Who sets priorities? Different agencies. Each agency has its own budget and its silo of funding. Each has a board of directors and a timetable,” said Bruce Agnew, Cascadia Project director at the Discovery Institute. The rest of the article can be found here.

This article, published by HeraldNet, quotes Dave Earling of Discovery Institute’s Cascadia Center: Dave Earling of the Cascadia Center for Transportation and Regional Development moderated the meeting, and said Snohomish County sorely needs the funding the gas tax would provide. “We need to think about how Snohomish County is the fastest-growing county in the state,” he said. The rest of Read More ›

SEATTLE—Seattle and the Central Puget Sound region are in danger of an inadequate water supply—due not to lack of water potential but to what a report by the Cascadia Center of Discovery Institute calls a “leadership drought.” The report, prepared by Discovery Adjunct Fellow Matt Rosenberg, argues that Central Puget Sound’s swelling population should prompt the region to expand its water supply, Read More ›

Introduction to TWG Recommendations Discovery Institute’s Cascadia Center has been advocating improvements in the transportation system that unites and serves the Cascadia region for more than 12 years. Within the region, Cascadia Center has given particular attention to the need for major changes in the way that transportation is planned, funded, and governed in Central Puget Sound, which is home Read More ›

This article, published at The Seattle Times, mentions the Cascadia Center of Discovery Institute: Seattle’s Cascadia Center of Discovery Institute is helping promote expansion of train service to Vancouver from one run a day to as many as a half dozen.