Easier than Ever for Washingtonians to Weigh In On Transportation Needs, Issues
It has never been easier for Washington State citizens to weigh in on transportation needs and issues, thanks to the state Transportation Commission (WSTC). The Commission is using a web survey to...
View ArticleUnfunded Needs – Airport Expansion to Accommodate Passenger Growth in West...
“Unfunded Needs” provides examples of planned projects that cannot advance due to a lack of funding. These projects could move people and goods more safely, quickly, and cleanly; foster economic and...
View ArticleUnfunded Needs – Revitalizing a Distressed Timber Town
Unfunded Needs is a series featuring projects that if funded could improve communities, and/or increase travel options, and/or move people and goods faster, safer, and cleaner. These projects...
View ArticleHey ALEC, Transportation IS an Economic Issue!
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is an organization that brings together state legislators and private businesses to conduct and promote free-market, limited-government, state-level...
View ArticleExploring the Challenge of Convincing Public to Fund Road Preservation
Study after study reports that our roads are in bad shape, and it is costing people and businesses money. Thirty-two percent of America’s major roads are in poor or mediocre condition, and twenty-four...
View ArticleReminder – Convincing the Public to Invest in Highway Preservation, May 29...
Note: see our original story for information about the costs of substandard roads to drivers and businesses. Building or expanding roads is a very visible outcome of transportation spending. But...
View ArticleUSDOT Awards $363 million for Road and Ferry Projects
USDOT has awarded $363 million in grants to state and local agencies for a “variety of highway improvements, from interstate rehabilitation and reconstruction to technologies that result in improved...
View ArticleAdvocating on Transportation Issues: Present Your Story in Their Context
This advice comes from a column about leading and managing, and I think it’s relevant to advocating for transportation issues. “Corner Office” is a column that appears in the Sunday New York Times....
View ArticleWa State Business Roundtable Advocates for Transportation Investment
A coalition of Washington state business, labor and environmental groups are collaborating to urge the Governor and Legislature to pass a transportation investment bill this year. One of those groups,...
View ArticleWa State’s Largest Manufacturing Region Overlooked in Initial Transportation...
Snohomish County business and transportation stakeholders are feeling overlooked by some of the state transportation investment proposals and project lists. The County has the state’s third largest...
View ArticleSnohomish County’s Transportation Projects for Keeping & Growing...
Snohomish County’s North Puget Sound Manufacturing Corridor highlights the County’s role in Washington state’s economy, and the County’s transportation needs for keeping and growing manufacturing jobs....
View ArticleWash. State Senate President Pro Tem Tim Sheldon Talks Transportation Issues
In this short two minute interview Washington State Senate President Pro Tempore Tim Sheldon talks about transportation issues, the state budget, and one of his bills dealing with farm vehicles....
View ArticleOne-liner Facts: WRDA and Harbor Maintenance Tax
One of Senator Barbara Boxer’s highest legislative priorities for 2013 is to pass “WRDA” – the maritime version of MAP-21. WRDA (Water Resources Development Act) authorizes the projects and programs...
View ArticleRead Senator Boxer’s Statement on WRDA and HMT
The doggedness Senator Boxer used to get a surface transportation bill last year is now focused on a maritime transportation bill. One of Boxer’s highest legislative priorities for 2013 is to pass...
View ArticleStory in One Slide: North Carolina’s Transportation Challenge
North Carolina, like nearly every other state, faces declining transportation revenues, an increasing population, deteriorating roads, and aging buses. That challenge is simply illustrated in this one...
View ArticleManufacturers say Growing Economy Requires Greater Investment in Infrastructure
The transportation construction industry is sometimes criticized for exaggerating the poor condition of U.S. infrastructure because of financial self-preservation. The implication is that all they care...
View ArticleWill Washington’s 2nd Largest Manufacturing Region Finally Make it Into State...
Prospects for a transportation bill are heating up in Washington State, and stakeholders are jockeying for the inclusion of certain projects. Earlier this year a transportation investment bill passed...
View ArticleWill Snohomish County Projects Benefit from Vancouver’s Discord?
Tonight Vancouver region citizens get the chance to tell legislators what they think of a transportation funding and reforms proposal. It is the 6th of 10 scheduled listening sessions across the state,...
View ArticleFrom the Comfort of Home, Give Washington Legislators an Earful on...
From the comfort of home, Washington state residents can express their views about transportation funding and reforms to legislators and the Governor. While one can always email their legislators,...
View ArticleInfrastructure Leadership Forum Looks at Advancing Our Most Critical Projects
Over 500 public and private executives are gathering in DC to discuss how to advance the Nation’s top projects for economic and community development,and mobility. The North American Strategic...
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