Mistakes are business as usual for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), just as covering up those mistakes has been the job of Democrat governors and legislators for the last 30 … [Read more...]
Inslee and Senate Dems stall transpo bill, blame GOP
Jay Inslee said he drove a dump truck once, and he would have certainly needed one to carry all the “material” he and the State Senate Democrats were spreading last week about their failure to pass a … [Read more...]
Senator Eide says state doing great job on transportation, no reforms needed here
Federal Way Senator Tracey Eide seemingly took a risk last year when she accepted an offer from the Republican-led Majority Coalition Caucus to be the Democrat co-chair of the Transportation … [Read more...]
Transit militants upset with Senate proposal
Earlier this week PubliCola –which defines itself as a blog “dedicated to nonpartisan, original daily reporting that prioritizes a balanced approach”, though it appears to “balance” its reporting … [Read more...]
Where should Sound Transit go next?
I guess some folks in government don’t think our taxes are high enough yet, because Sound Transit just wrapped up a series of events where it asked the public, “Where should Sound Transit Services go … [Read more...]
Enviros use fake poll to undermine congestion relief
That screeching you hear coming from Seattle is the sound of literally dozens of extreme environmental activists protesting the transportation plan that works. The nutty enviro argument against a … [Read more...]
Is Sound Transit lying about soliciting public comment?
Sound Transit is in the process of extending its Link Light Rail, which currently runs from SeaTac Airport to downtown Seattle, both northward and southward. While construction is only under way as … [Read more...]
Average cost of Sounder North? $37.84 per boarding
I recently shared the news that Sound Transit is removing some of the train cars from its Sounder North commuter rail service due to low ridership. For a variety of reasons, transit riders are … [Read more...]
Job Opening: Sound Transit needs communications help
Looking for a job? Would you like to make the more than the Governor, but without all of that attention and scrutiny? Sound Transit is hiring an “Executive Director, Communications and External … [Read more...]
Current state of transit planning: not good
A recent Letter to the Editor in The News Tribune does a great job exemplifying the current state of transit planning (spoiler: it isn’t good). The writer, a Steilacoom resident, first laments that … [Read more...]
An Unconstitutional Money Grab
Since the state Senate has begun its bipartisan transportation “listening tour” (with impressive turnout at early stops) and is soliciting your feedback, I wanted to consider what an intelligent … [Read more...]
Meet the transportation guy – John Pershing
For most of my professional life, I’ve spent about two hours every day traversing the 20-25 miles between my home and office. Jobs have changed and the family has grown and moved, but an inefficient … [Read more...]