

GOP secret for holding Washington’s Secretary of State seat for 60 years? Middle Ground

Students and Parents Badly Hurt by the Legislature
Dear Washington State: Don’t Follow California’s Tax Model
Education Reform Must Begin With the Legislature Says Former Seattle School Board President
Flexible Tolling: The Key To Solving Our Congestion
Transit can’t solve the problem, and we can’t afford to build enough highways. So modern tolling, with prices varied by demand, will be necessary. Here’s a look at how the Legislature is quietly laying the political and conceptual groundwork. Start with the transportation facts of life. Population in the four counties of Central Puget Sound will have grown from the 2008 total Read More ›
Rep. Eddy’s HB 1481 To Expand Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Deep Bored Tunnel Bill Is Signed Into Law – News Round-up
“This was not an easy process, but it’s done. It is done. It is done,” Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels said Tuesday afternoon at a signing ceremony for state legislation to replace the elevated highway with a deep-bored tunnel. “Today we end the era of the Viaduct.” Before signing the bill, Gov. Chris Gregoire addressed people who still questioned whether the state could build the Read More ›
Partnerships A Solution For Transportation Funding?
This article, published by Seattle PI, mentions Matt Rosenberg of Discovery Institute: The state’s budget crunch might be a new opening for trying public-private partnerships to fund transportation projects, according to Matt Rosenberg, a senior fellow at Seattle’s Cascadia Center For Regional Development. The rest of the article can be found here.
Governors Envision Eco-friendly Fuels At I-5 Rest Stops
Discussion Brief: “Greening The Highway From Baja California To British Columbia,” Cascadia Center For Regional Development, September, 2007 Cascadia Center’s September, 2007 “Greening The Highway” symposium overview and TVW video links Cascadia Center’s September, 2008 “Beyond Oil” symposium overview – program, speaker PowerPoints, TVW video (including Shai Agassi, James Woolsey, Microsoft’s Rob Bernard), links to media coverage “Columbia River Crossing: Read More ›