Transportation Publications

Title	Author	Publication Date	Summary
Infrastructure in Washington: Letting Growth Pay for Growth	WRC	Mar 21, 2006 12:00 AM	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	Mar 15, 2006 12:00 AM	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	Mar 14, 2006 12:00 AM	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	Sep 30, 2005 12:00 AM	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	Jan 26, 2005 12:00 AM	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	Jan 26, 2005 12:00 AM	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	Dec 22, 2004 12:00 AM	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	Dec 22, 2004 12:00 AM	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	May 15, 2003 12:00 AM	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	Oct 25, 2002 12:00 AM	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...
Referendum 51 Gets Us Moving, Safely, Again	WRC	Oct 23, 2002 12:00 AM	Referendum 51 represents an important first step toward meeting the state’s substantial transportation infrastructure demands. The package matches projects wi...
Pierce Transit Seeks Sales Tax Increase	WRC	Jan 28, 2002 12:00 AM	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	Nov 02, 2001 12:00 AM	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	May 04, 2001 12:00 AM	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...
Ten-year, $17.2 Billion Transportation Plan Proposed by Governor	WRC	May 04, 2001 12:00 AM	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 ...
Senate Passes Skinny Transportation Budget	WRC	Mar 28, 2001 12:00 AM	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	Feb 27, 2001 12:00 AM	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	Oct 16, 2000 12:00 AM	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	Oct 13, 2000 12:00 AM	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	Oct 12, 2000 12:00 AM	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...