Mar 1, 2012 | Transportation Choices
Sprawl in Texas Transit cannot work without good land use. A few years ago I traveled to Texas. Anyone who has been to Texas knows that unchecked and endless sprawl, creates awful places for humans beings. If you are crazy enough to walk in Texas cities, like I was,...
Feb 24, 2012 | Transportation Choices
The Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition released a poll today that finds 71% of Washington State voters support adding health to the State’s transportation goals. This is all the more reason why the Washington State Senate should pass House Bill 2370 without...
Feb 22, 2012 | Transportation Choices
Last Tuesday, we had one last chance to preserve bus service that gets hundreds of thousands of people to work, school, and services each day. But we fell short. Some will say that this result is a stark reminder that we need more progressive funding sources for...
Feb 21, 2012 | Transportation Choices
The House and Senate Transportation committees are both proposing a package of increased transportation fees to help meet the budget shortfalls in transportation across the board. These proposals would direct those fees to various transportation investments. Sadly,...
Feb 16, 2012 | Transportation Choices
WSDOT’s preliminary plans for their replacement of Colman Dock eliminate the passenger ferry landing as part of their terminal redesign. I covered this issue extensively on this blog and it was written up in Publicola and the Seattle Times. I just got word from...
