Jan 4, 2018 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia, Transportation Choices
Next Monday, January 8th, marks the beginning of the 2018 Washington State legislative session. As an even year, this legislative session will be a shorter 60-day session, which will end on March 9th. In recent years, shorter sessions were frequently followed by...
Jan 4, 2018 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia, Transportation Choices
We expect the House of Representatives to pass House Bill 2201 tomorrow morning. This bill, which was introduced in 2017, would require Sound Transit to reimburse taxpayers for a portion of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) that voters approved in 2016 when they...
Dec 17, 2017 | About TCC, Transportation Choices
If you haven’t already heard, TCC has some exciting news to announce! Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan recently appointed Transportation Choices Coalition Executive Director Shefali Ranganathan as Deputy Mayor. On behalf of the entire TCC Board and staff, we are thrilled...
Oct 26, 2017 | Health + Sustainability, Long-Range Planning - Puget Sound Regional Council, Transportation Choices
Puget Sound Regional Council’s Regional Centers Framework Update draft is out for public comment. This framework identifies which jurisdictions – those identified as “centers” – are slated to accept the majority of the region’s growth over the next few...
Sep 25, 2017 | About TCC, Advocacy, Transportation Choices
The recent opinion piece Who’s really in the driver’s seat on Puget Sound transit spending? by Seattle Times columnist Brier Dudley focused on Transportation Choices Coalition (TCC) and our influence on transportation spending. The column contained multiple...
