Jun 20, 2013 | Transportation Choices
Last month, we unveiled the Transportation Choices Hall of Fame at our 20th anniversary celebration, and we thought it was about time to share it with all of you. We hope you enjoy learning about, remembering, and celebrating the accomplishments of these committed,...
Jun 14, 2013 | Transportation Choices
In October 2012, the King County Council voted to establish the Low-Income Fare Options Advisory Committee, a group of diverse stakeholders that was charged with reviewing Metro’s current low-income fare options, and developing recommendations for a new low-income...
May 21, 2013 | Transportation Choices
Towns across Washington State are looking for ways to balance their budgets and implementing smarter development strategies could help them do that. A new report released today by the national non-profit Smart Growth America reveals how much municipalities can save,...
May 15, 2013 | Transportation Choices
As the average number of miles driven by Americans heads into its eighth year of decline, a new report from U.S. PIRG Education Fund, finds that the slowdown in driving is likely to continue. Major demographic shifts are likely to depress driving levels for decades,...
May 10, 2013 | Transportation Choices
It’s time to Save Metro. Funding for Metro has been a series of stopgap, temporary, or volatile measures for as long as most of us can remember. Metro depends heavily on revenues from sales tax, which plummeted with the recession, and we’ve been struggling...
