| TITLE |
AUTHOR |
DATE |
SUMMARY |
 I-1125: Jamming Transportation Planning |
WRC |
9/30/2011 |
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| Initiative 985 Would Widen 2009-11 General Fund Budget Deficit |
WRC |
10/20/2008 |
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| Infrastructure in Washington: Letting Growth Pay for Growth |
WRC |
3/21/2006 |
This brief discusses policy changes and specific revenue mechanisms that could create additional funding for the infrastructure needed to support the growth tha... |
| Initiative Targets Transportation Fees |
WRC |
3/15/2006 |
Initiative 917 was filed on January 9th and, if it receives sufficient signatures to qualify, will appear on the ballot this November. |
| Infrastructure in Washington: Connecting to Growth |
WRC |
3/14/2006 |
Failure to provide infrastructure capacity to accommodate growth will not bring that growth to a halt. Instead, it will create chaos not only for newcomers, but... |
| Road Block: Initiative 912 |
WRC |
9/30/2005 |
Initiative 912 would repeal the phased, 9.5 cent tax increase recently enacted by the legislature. |
| Washington's Infrastructure Needs Part 4: Governance and Decision Making |
WRC |
1/26/2005 |
This is the fourth policy brief in a four-part Research Council series on Washington State’s infrastructure needs. |
| Washington's Infrastructure Needs Part 3 |
WRC |
1/26/2005 |
Innovative Funding, Financing and Management Tools This is the third policy brief in a four-part Research Council series on Washington State’s infrastruc... |
| Washington's Infrastructure Needs Part 2: Current Funding and Financing Tools |
WRC |
12/22/2004 |
This is the second policy brief in a fourpart Research Council series on Washington State’s infrastructure needs. |
| Washington's Infrastructure Needs Part 1: Plans, Funding and Gaps |
WRC |
12/22/2004 |
This is the first policy brief in a four-part Research Council series on Washington State’s infrastructure needs. |
| From 9 to 5: Transportation 2003 |
WRC |
5/16/2003 |
Increased funding for transportation was a most significant accomplishment of the 2003 Legislature’s recently concluded regular session. While the new plan le... |
| Initiative 776: $30 Car Tabs and an Attempt to Derail Sound Transit |
WRC |
10/25/2002 |
I-776 brings back the promise of $30 car tabs. However, the initiative moves too aggressively to limit options at a time when policy decisions are increasingly... |
| Pierce Transit Seeks Sales Tax Increase |
WRC |
1/28/2002 |
On February 5th voters will be asked to approve a sales tax increase of 0.3 percent to benefit Pierce Transit. |
| Congestion Inflates Local Cost of Living |
WRC |
11/2/2001 |
Increases in congestion may have added more than 0.5 percent per year to the Seattle area inflation rate over the last 17 years. The resulting higher prices cos... |
| Ten-year, $17.2 Billion Transportation Plan Proposed by Governor |
WRC |
5/4/2001 |
With the legislature in its second week of special session, Gov. Gary Locke set out his plan to pay for up to $17.2 billion of transportation investments over t... |
| Senate Passes Skinny Transportation Budget |
WRC |
3/28/2001 |
The Senate transportation budget demonstrates the inadequacy of current transportation revenues. Although adopted overwhelmingly, the budget simply sets the s... |
| Governor's Transportation Budget Reflects Blue Ribbon Recommendations |
WRC |
2/27/2001 |
Governor Locke's "new law" transportation budget would substantially boost investment for highway purposes. His proposal, tied to the Blue Ribbon Transportation... |
| I-745: Unworkable plan delays real transportation solutions |
WRC |
10/16/2000 |
Initiative 745 will delay development of an effective transportation plan. By handing the legislature an unworkable mandate, the initiative threatens existing ... |
| I-745: So Many Roadblocks, So Little Time |
WRC |
10/13/2000 |
Initiative 745 directs the legislature to pass legislation assuring that 90 percent of transportation funds are spent on roads. Because existing transit taxes c... |
| Initiative 745: Paved with Good Intentions |
WRC |
10/12/2000 |
Proponents of Initiative 745 set out a clear goal: 90 percent of state transportation funds should be spent on roads.In this, the first of three briefs on I-745... |
