This article, published by HeraldNet, mentions the Cascadia Center of Discovery Institute: A conference in Redmond last week, sponsored by the Seattle-based Discovery Institute’s Cascade (sic) Center, attracted more than 300 enthusiasts. The rest of the article can be found here.
Deficits make for great newspaper headlines: “U.S. Trade Deficit Continues to Grow” or “Greenspan Warns About Federal Budget Deficit.” Yet one deficitperhaps equal to the others in its impact on our economic health and future prosperityis often minimized or overlooked. It is that of our national and regional infrastructure, from energy to transportation. Discovery’s Cascadia Center has long recognized this Read More ›
Original Article A coalition of business, labor, environmental and civic leaders yesterday urged the Legislature to raise the state gas tax 10 cents a gallon over the next two years to help pay for replacements for the imperiled Alaskan Way Viaduct and Highway 520 floating bridge as well as other transportation projects. The viaduct and 520 should be priorities because Read More ›
Original Article A group of business, labor and environmental representatives organized by the Discovery Institute asked the Legislature yesterday to make replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and seawall, and the state Route 520 bridge the state’s top priorities for state funds. To help pay for it, the Transportation Working Group urged lawmakers to pass a 10-cent increase in the Read More ›
A transit hub at the north end of the downtown Seattle waterfront and a tunnel from the waterfront to the Seattle Art Museum are two options the city should consider, according to Bruce Agnew of the Cascadia Center. “The point we’re trying to make here is that the waterfront can serve as a place to connect people without cars,” Agnew Read More ›
Original Article Several officials say they are united behind rescuing a 40-mile railroad corridor snaking from Renton’s Gene Coulon Beach Park through the heart of the Eastside to Snohomish. While the route does a pretty good job of hitting major job centers, state and local officials say the rail line misses the biggie: Downtown Bellevue. “As a high-capacity transit line, Read More ›
Original Article Stanwood studies train service An official from the Cascadia Project tells officials about the benefits a different type of passenger rail service could bring to the city. By Scott Morris Stanwood officials want to hear more about a regional transportation dream that could revive the long-defunct train depot at the east end of downtown. On Monday, the city’s Read More ›