Back in March, President Biden announced that his administration will direct billions of dollars to support transit agencies. More than $1 billion in transit relief funds have already come to the Puget Sound region, and more is likely on the way as part of the...
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Dispatch from Olympia: Groundwork laid for better transportation package as first ever remote sessions comes to a close
The legislature concluded its historic all-remote session Sunday, April 25. Though we did not see a new transportation package pass the finish line, a new statewide cap-and-trade system will bring in revenue for transportation strategies that reduce carbon emissions,...
Dispatch from Olympia: Forward Washington needs work, session ends Sunday
Time is running out to pass a clean and just transportation package.
Dispatch from Olympia: Climate Bills Move Forward, Opening Path for Transportation
Cutoff for bills to pass the opposite chamber is Sunday, April 11, meaning there are just two weeks left in the regular legislative session! With major pieces of climate legislation progressing through the process, there is a viable path forward for a transportation...
“Forward Washington” must up the ante on transit
On April 5 Senator Steve Hobbs released "Forward Washington," a proposal that outlines $17 billion in investments over 16 years. The new proposal brings the Senate one step closer to aligning with the House's recent proposal around the size and scope of new...
Dispatch from Olympia: The Race is on for Transportation Investments
This is the final sprint. The House bill dropped last week, and the Senate’s will be released today. With just three weeks left of the regular 2021 legislative session, every day, every hearing, and every conversation to advance a new transportation package counts....
Dispatch from Olympia: Transportation budgets underscore need for a Clean & Just approach
As we transition from March to April, and the regular session scheduled to conclude on April 25, the pressure is on for our legislators to move a new transportation package forward! Fiscal committee cutoff is this week, which means any bills with a fiscal component...
Dispatch from Olympia: Federal Funds to Fill Budget Gaps
With transportation revenue still down, the stimulus will keep projects on track.
National Advocacy Effort Wins $30.5 Billion for Public Transit
Transit agencies across the country are preparing to receive $30.5 billion in stimulus funds in the coming weeks, thanks to an unprecedented organizing effort by a network of national transit advocates. Transportation Choices and partners across the country united...
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