The Case for Low-Capacity Transit

April 29th, 2008
Eugene, Oregon’s Lane Transit District (LTD) is facing the same problem that is no doubt confronting transit agencies all over the country. High gasoline prices are encouraging some people to leave their cars at home and take transit. But those same high fuel prices are threatening LTD’s finances and may force cuts in service. As noted [...]

Governing structure needs an overhaul – HeraldNet

April 29th, 2008
Governing structure needs an overhaul HeraldNet, WA - 15 hours ago Thank you for your Sunday editorial, "Sound Transit shouldn't rush a plan onto ballot." And thank you Councilman Paul Roberts for showing the strength of ...

” It comes down to trust…and that’s in short supply.”

April 28th, 2008
Wide use of tolls could unclog roads, Seattle study says 4/24/08 By Eric Pryne The Seattle Times Copyright 2008 Widespread tolls could make chronic traffic congestion in Seattle and other cities "a thing of the past," a pioneering study says. Tolls could cut the average late-afternoon commute time from downtown Seattle to Tacoma by perhaps 40 percent. A typical rush-hour drive from Bellevue to Lynnwood could be trimmed by more than one-third, the Puget Sound Regional Council's "Traffic Choic

Steady Progress On Congestion Pricing, Tolling

April 28th, 2008
Suppose electricity was free, even at hours of peak usage. Think your power supply would be reliable, then? Exactly. Now apply the same common-sense approach to highway capacity. Or consider the Environmental Defense Fund's Transportation Director Michael Replogle, who writes in the Washington Post:
Congestion pricing may be controversial to some people, but it's inevitable. Using tolls simply to build more roads is a costly way to end up with even more traffic and pollution....Done right, congestion pricing can boost the efficiency of our existing roads, raise revenue to invest in transit, and reduce pollution that causes ...

Bad idea: another transit vote so soon – Seattle Times

April 27th, 2008
Bad idea: another transit vote so soon Seattle Times, United States - 17 hours ago Sound Transit is floating several proposals to put a sales-tax increase on the November ballot. This is the wrong year to do that. ...

Sound Transit shouldn't rush a plan onto ballot – HeraldNet

April 27th, 2008
Sound Transit shouldn't rush a plan onto ballot HeraldNet, WA - 17 hours ago The Sound Transit board voted Thursday to launch a public feedback process that could lead to putting a new package of projects before voters this November. ...

Sound Transit did not hear us – Crosscut

April 26th, 2008
Sound Transit did not hear us Crosscut, WA - Apr 26, 2008 1 was soundly defeated, but the leadership of Sound Transit plans to deliver Son of Prop. 1 to the voters this fall. The agency better get used to rejection ...

Public input sought on plan for Eastside rail, trail

April 25th, 2008
The Metropolitan King County Council will take public testimony Monday on a pending deal with the Port of Seattle and BNSF Railway for construction...

Why the region is in such a twist about growth

April 25th, 2008
A successful region, such as ours on the shores of Puget Sound, must expect more people as the jobs and the attraction of coastal climates shift world populations toward us.

Sound Transit misleading voters, again (update II)

April 25th, 2008
On the matter of Sound Transit rolling back ST1 taxes, Joe Turner raises an interesting question at the TNT's blog:
So, as Sound Transit heads toward another ballot measure, I suppose it's fair to ask "How many defeats does it take to indicate that voter approval is not forthcoming?" Proposition 1's defeat was Strike One. Is this a Three Strikes situation?
Since Sound Transit promoted this language in Sound Move as a taxpayer protection, the clause should be triggered with the first failure. Otherwise, it is nothing more than a hollow statement designed to make Sound Transit appear to care ...
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