Mar 4, 2024 | Dispatch From Olympia
Dear friends,It’s the last week of the Legislative Session, which means that all budgets need to be finalized and voted on by the end of Thursday, March 7. House and Senate transportation leaders have been working to iron out the differences between their versions of...
Feb 26, 2024 | Dispatch From Olympia
Dear friends,Last week, both the House and Senate dropped their versions of a supplemental transportation budget. Both would authorize additional spending from Climate Commitment Act funds: $340-$350 million in the House budget and $324 million in the Senate budget....
Feb 19, 2024 | Dispatch From Olympia
Dear friends,This week is a big one, with both the House and Senate dropping their versions of a supplemental transportation budget. The House budget was just released, with a hearing scheduled for 4 PM today. The Senate’s version is expected tomorrow, with a hearing...
Feb 15, 2024 | Transportation Choices
2024 will be a thrilling year for transit in the Puget Sound region, as we celebrate four openings of much anticipated projects. Light Rail will expand its footprint as Sound Transit plans to open both the 2 Line “Starter Line” and the Lynwood Link...
Feb 12, 2024 | Dispatch From Olympia
Dear friends,The legislative session moves fast! Last week, bills had to be passed out of their respective policy committees to keep moving, and by the end of tomorrow, February 13, they must be voted out of their House of Origin (either the House or the Senate) to...