Transportation Publications http://www.researchcouncil.org daily 1 2007-01-03T05:04:39Z Infrastructure in Washington: Letting Growth Pay for Growth http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/connecting_to_growth_part_two_march_21_2006.pdf This brief discusses policy changes and specific revenue mechanisms that could create additional funding for the infrastructure needed to support the growth that will head our way in the next decades. No publisher ksjoblom 2007-02-03T03:53:13Z Publication Initiative Targets Transportation Fees http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/initiative_917_march_16_2006_pb_0612.pdf Initiative 917 was filed on January 9th and, if it receives sufficient signatures to qualify, will appear on the ballot this November. No publisher ksjoblom 2007-02-03T03:55:47Z Publication Infrastructure in Washington: Connecting to Growth http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/connecting_to_growth_part_1_march_14_2006.pdf 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 for those who live here already. No publisher ksjoblom 2007-02-03T03:58:20Z Publication Road Block: Initiative 912 http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/pb_200509_v2.pdf Initiative 912 would repeal the phased, 9.5 cent tax increase recently enacted by the legislature. No publisher ksjoblom 2007-02-03T20:36:55Z Publication Washington's Infrastructure Needs Part 4: Governance and Decision Making http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/Infrastructure%20Part%204.pdf This is the fourth policy brief in a four-part Research Council series on Washington State’s infrastructure needs. No publisher npsadmin 2007-02-03T21:22:10Z Publication Washington's Infrastructure Needs Part 3 http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/Infrastructure%20Part%203.pdf Innovative Funding, Financing and Management Tools This is the third policy brief in a four-part Research Council series on Washington State’s infrastructure needs. No publisher npsadmin 2007-02-03T21:20:00Z Publication Washington's Infrastructure Needs Part 2: Current Funding and Financing Tools http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/Infrastructure%20Part%202.pdf This is the second policy brief in a fourpart Research Council series on Washington State’s infrastructure needs. No publisher npsadmin 2007-02-03T21:07:57Z Publication Washington's Infrastructure Needs Part 1: Plans, Funding and Gaps http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/Infrastructure%20Part%201.pdf This is the first policy brief in a four-part Research Council series on Washington State’s infrastructure needs. No publisher npsadmin 2007-02-03T21:05:19Z Publication From 9 to 5: Transportation 2003 http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/Transportation051503.pdf Increased funding for transportation was a most significant accomplishment of the 2003 Legislature’s recently concluded regular session. While the new plan leaves many significant projects unfunded, it is a welcome step forward. No publisher carolynn 2007-04-03T22:23:01Z Publication Initiative 776: $30 Car Tabs and an Attempt to Derail Sound Transit http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/I-776.pdf 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 devolving to local and regional authorities. And, the benefits it offers taxpayers seem disproportionately small relative to their collective impact on transportation infrastructure. No publisher carolynn 2007-03-29T19:19:01Z Publication Referendum 51 Gets Us Moving, Safely, Again http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/Ref51.pdf Referendum 51 represents an important first step toward meeting the state’s substantial transportation infrastructure demands. The package matches projects with revenues, and provides an unprecedented level of public accountability. No publisher carolynn 2007-03-29T19:44:34Z Publication Pierce Transit Seeks Sales Tax Increase http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/PierceTransit.pdf On February 5th voters will be asked to approve a sales tax increase of 0.3 percent to benefit Pierce Transit. No publisher carolynn 2007-03-29T19:32:16Z Publication Congestion Inflates Local Cost of Living http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/CongestionCPI.pdf 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 cost local consumers more than $9 billion in 2000. No publisher carolynn 2007-03-29T21:43:01Z Publication Ten-year, $17.2 Billion Transportation Plan Proposed by Governor http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/govstrasportationplan.pdf 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 the next ten years. No publisher carolynn 2007-03-29T21:56:39Z Publication Ten-year, $17.2 Billion Transportation Plan Proposed by Governor http://www.researchcouncil.org/publications_container/govs10yeartrasportationplan.pdf 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 the next ten years. The governor's package offers few surprises, but it may serve to accomplish his primary purpose, to reinvigorate legislative negotiations. No publisher carolynn 2007-04-03T16:03:11Z Publication