The Port Levy and the Duwamish

January 31st, 2008
There are some folks in Olympia that want to use the recent Port of Seattle audit as a wedge issue to de-fund the ports (and even privatize some of them, but a different subject). Before I go any further, a few things must be clear. This is not an apology, or in any way a defense of how the Port has managed their finances and assets. Rather, it is a warning that the taxpayers are the ones that will be punished, again, if some of these bills in Olympia come to pass.

Now, the reason this blog is getting a ...

Snoqualmie Pass stopped again by avalanche

January 31st, 2008
Snoqualmie Pass remained closed Thursday morning, with no new estimate on when it might reopen. It closed down a second time Wednesday after an avalanche slide onto the westbound lanes near Hyak.

Port responds to audit

January 31st, 2008
The Port of Seattle went public Wednesday with its detailed response to a damning state audit, keeping its pledge to be more transparent...

Lawmakers react quickly to audit critical of port

January 30th, 2008
The Legislature is considering bills that would address concerns raised in a damning audit of the Port of Seattle.

More Prop 1 Fall-out - Sound Politics

January 30th, 2008
More Prop 1 Fall-out Sound Politics, WA - 9 hours ago
Not sure if it'll get anywhere, but it's a start: local cities prodding Snohomish County to use its authority under the legislation creating the RTID to ...

"Streetcar hits truck Tuesday" - Seattle Post Intelligencer

January 30th, 2008
"Streetcar hits truck Tuesday" Seattle Post Intelligencer - 11 hours ago
The article keeps them in shape for the next Sound Transit measure, Prop 2 or whatever - not to mention the soundoff pageviews generated. ...

City Club forum examines Pierce County transportation - Tacoma Daily News

January 30th, 2008
City Club forum examines Pierce County transportation Tacoma Daily News, WA - 22 hours ago
Executive and a member and former chairman of the Sound Transit Board and current chair of the Pierce Transit Board This discussion will be moderated by ...

Countywide tax pitched to fix traffic - HeraldNet

January 30th, 2008
Countywide tax pitched to fix traffic HeraldNet, WA - Jan 30, 2008
The new tax package would have to be smaller than the failed RTID proposal, which would have collected $2 billion in Snohomish County and proved to be too ...

“Houston- We Have a Problem”-with Light Rail

January 29th, 2008

Parsons Brinckerhoff & Bechtel to Pay $407 Million in Big Dig Fiasco

January 29th, 2008
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