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...
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...
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...
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 decades, and...
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...
Posted by Hester Serebrin at Aug 24, 2017 08:05 PM | Permalink The following is the last guest post from our summer intern, Dayanne: Making Transit a Top Contender The 3-mile extension on the LINK Light Rail system from Downtown Seattle to Capitol Hill and the...
Posted by Carla Chavez at Aug 21, 2017 01:45 PM | Permalink A new pilot project by the Washington State Transportation Commission is recruiting participants to explore a new sustainable funding source to maintain and adequately grow our transportation system....
The following is a guest post from our new summer intern, Dayanne: Metro Fare Simplification With the fast-paced growth of the Puget Sound region, one of the main concerns surrounding the King County Metro has become the efficiency of the fare system. Although this...
Posted by Carla Chavez at Jul 26, 2017 07:29 PM | Permalink The third and final 30-day special session concluded last Thursday, July 20th. The only outstanding item the legislature was expected to take up during this special session was passing a capital budget, which...
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