The new Highway 520 bridge will open for commuters soon. Westbound traffic will be able to use the bridge on April 11. Eastbound lanes will open April 25. To celebrate, the Washington State … [Read more...]
ST3 ignores suburbs, loves Seattle
Sound Transit’s latest scam, Sound Transit 3 (ST3), doesn’t give taxpayers living in East King County, South King County, and Pierce County a whole lot of bang out of their buck. Sound Transit … [Read more...]
Sound Transit’s ST3 campaign kicks off with deception & sketchy finances
Sound Transit has an uphill battle to fight if they expect voters to approve its latest 25-year, $50 billion scam, branded ST3. Sound Transit officials have multiple taxes they are trying to sell - a … [Read more...]
Constantine pushes ST3 during State of the County speech
King County Executive (and Sound Transit Chairman) Dow Constantine delivered his annual State of the County speech on Monday. As could be expected, he used the opportunity to proselytize on the … [Read more...]
Snohomish liberals express misguided Sound Transit frustrations
Snohomish County Democrats evidently mind slapping higher taxes on their constituents, but they are not happy with the prospect of waiting another quarter century for light rail in Everett, as was … [Read more...]
Sound Transit rolls out latest money grab with $50 billion price tag
Sound Transit released its plan today for sucking up all available transportation tax dollars decades, a scheme called Sound Transit 3 (ST3). The plan carries a whopping $50 billion price tag for … [Read more...]
Sound Transit needs a lesson on what “on time, on budget” means
Sound Transit officials and the elected cheerleaders that support the agency were really proud over the fact that they finally managed to finish the University Light rail extension (a.k.a. U-Link). … [Read more...]
SDOT chief under investigation for ethics violations
Seattle Department of Transportation Director Scott Kubly is under investigation for potential ethics violations concerning the city’s purchase of Pronto, the failed bike share company. As Shift … [Read more...]
Will liberals push more tolls on major highways?
If you thought that Jay Inslee and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) learned a lesson after commuters’ negative reaction to the I-405 tolling debacle, you would be wrong. This … [Read more...]
Seattle buys out failed bike-share scheme for “credibility reasons”
The Seattle City Council’s decision to buy out Pronto, the failed bike share company, has many people more than a little frustrated with the far-Left group think dominating the city’s leaders. Not … [Read more...]
Seattle Council: Who cares about failure – it’s taxpayer $$, not ours
Making the ideological decision to throw good money after bad, the Seattle City Council voted 7-2 to buy failed bike-share company Pronto for a whopping $1.4 million – and has earmarked another $5 … [Read more...]
Democrats stained by I-405 tolling debacle
Today, the 2016 legislative session will (hopefully) wrap-up. Unfortunately, Democrats have been unwilling to work with Republicans to implement practical changes to the I-405 tolling scheme, leaving … [Read more...]