The Washington State legislature continues in overtime with at least one 30-day special session for lawmakers to find agreement on a capital and operating budget. As reported in our last Dispatch, the legislature passed the 2017-2019 transportation budget just before...

It's over. Sort of. The 2017 Washington State legislative session ended Sunday and Special Session began on Monday. And while Sound Transit and ST3 was the focus of debate, we are happy to report that late last week the House and Senate agreed on a final 2017 – 2019...

Transportation Choices' statement on House Bill 2201 On Monday, the House Transportation Committee voted to advance House Bill 2201. This bill would require Sound Transit to reimburse taxpayers for a portion of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) that voters approved...

Do your eyes glaze over when we talk about the Federally mandated update of our Metropolitan Planning Organization’s fiscally constrained Long-Range Transportation Plan? Probably not, you transportation wonk you.  It may sound like bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo, but right...

Yesterday, the Washington State Senate held a public hearing on Sound Transit-related bills that could have major implications for Sound Transit 3 implementation. We testified on the bills that were recently introduced. To catch up on this story, check out our...

Last Thursday, the House Transportation Committee held work session on Sound Transit and the implementation of ST3. While no specific bills were discussed, the backdrop of the work session was recent public concern over new ST3 car tab fees and a few bills that had...

Last night, the Trump Administration released its proposed Fiscal Year 2018 Budget. Under this proposal, the Federal Transit Administration will see deep cuts and the elimination of important transit grant programs including the Small Starts Program and the TIGER...

Today the Washington State Senate transportation committee met to discuss multiple measures that would undermine the implementation of the voter-approved Sound Transit 3 ballot measure. These bills would roll back voter-approved taxes and restructure Sound Transit...