February 29th, 2008
OLYMPIA -- The Legislature moved another step closer Friday to imposing tolls for a new state Route 520 bridge, with the House approving a study group to help determine how the state would collect the tolls.
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February 29th, 2008
Buried in the Seattle Times story about the road-toll initiative, however, is the most-likely explanation as to why legislators are backing it: The Washington State government needs a new source of money to compensate for falling revenues due to more fuel-efficient cars. Apparently the growth of state gas-tax revenue is slowing and, as vehicles become more fuel-efficient, officials are afraid tax collections won't keep up with their spending projections. So instead of allowing people to reap
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February 29th, 2008
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February 29th, 2008
Contrary to the claims of many New Urbanists, the “built environment” — such things as density and street connectivity — has almost no effect on the amount of walking people do. At least, that is the finding of a new study by planners and epidemiologists from the University of Minnesota, Cornell, and the University of [...]
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February 28th, 2008
Mowat Construction will build a station at Sea-Tac Airport for Sound Transit's light rail system, but for $72 million, $20 million more than the agency initially thought.
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February 28th, 2008
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February 28th, 2008
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Tacoma couple's court victory rings hollow
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - 12 hours ago
A Pierce County jury told a Tacoma couple Thursday that their property, which was seized by Sound Transit for a commuter rail station, was worth $500000. ... |
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February 28th, 2008
JOE MALIK: MILLER SAYS HE LOST 1.5 MILLION >>> After more than three years of legal wrangling, University Place resident and Tacoma-area property developer Ken Miller has been awarded $500,000 for 1.25 acres of land taken against his wishes by regional transit authority Sound Transit. That amount, says Miller, doesn’t even cover his legal expenses. For all intents and purposes, Miller received nothing for his property, which he values at $2 million. A Pierce County Superior Court jur
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February 27th, 2008
The Republicans in Olympia have made two attempts in the last 24 hours to prevent Sound Transit from going to the ballot in '08.
Yesterday, in the Senate Transportation Committee, Sen. Dan Swecker (R-20) proposed an amendment to the transportation budget bill saying Sound Transit was prohibited from going to the ballot in '08.
Committee chair, Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10), ruled the amendment out of scope.
Today, just a few hours ago on the Senate floor, Sen. Cheryl Pflug (R-5) (the GOP team captain this session as far as I can tell) tried a stealthier tactic. ...
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