Washington state
Parking Madness: Federal Way vs. Montreal
We're just getting started with Parking Madness 2016 -- our annual hunt for North America's worst parking craters. So far, Washington, D.C., and Rutland, Vermont, have advanced to the second round.
March 21, 2016
Highway Boondoggles: Washington’s Puget Sound Gateway Project
In a new report, Highway Boondoggles 2, U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group profile the most wasteful highway projects that state DOTs are building. Today we look at a classic -- Washington's $3 billion "Puget Sound Gateway Project."
January 27, 2016
House Dems: We Won’t Support a Transpo Bill That Cuts Bike/Ped Funding
House Democrats won't stand for any cuts to federal funding for walking and biking infrastructure. That was the gist of a letter signed by every Democratic member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week.
September 15, 2015
Tacoma Vows to Prosecute Rogue Crosswalk Painters
A group calling themselves "Citizens for a Safer Tacoma" has painted five crosswalks around the city, in hopes of pressing officials to take pedestrian safety more seriously.
May 9, 2014
Washington DOT Chief: Seattle’s Big Highway Tunnel Might Not Get Built
Nearly five months after coming to a halt beneath the city of Seattle, Bertha -- the largest tunnel boring machine in the world -- is still immobilized. It had barely begun to clear space for the underground highway meant to replace the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct when it broke down late last year.
April 30, 2014
Washington DOT Officially Endorses NACTO Street Design Guide
One state down, 49 to go.
December 18, 2013
UPDATED: Last Night’s Quiet Transit Victories
Yesterday was a relatively quiet election day for transportation-related ballot measures, but of the six transit initiatives that came before voters yesterday, five six passed, with a sixth seventh too close to call. That’s in line with last year’s 79 percent success rate -- 71 percent since 2000. When asked, voters overwhelmingly choose to raise their own taxes to improve public transportation.
November 6, 2013
If Drivers Won’t Pay to Bypass Congestion, Why Should Taxpayers?
A pilot project to bring high occupancy/toll lanes to State Route 167 in metro Seattle has grossly deviated from projections, raising questions about the value of added road capacity.
June 14, 2013
I-5 Bridge Collapse: A Painful Reminder of the Nation’s Misguided Priorities
In a searing reminder that the nation has to do a better job of keeping its infrastructure in safe working condition, the I-5 bridge between Burlington and Mt. Vernon, Washington, collapsed last night. Thankfully, no one was killed, and the three people whose vehicles fell into the water were hospitalized with only minor injuries.
May 24, 2013
Washington, Colorado, and Oregon Win Top Bike-Friendly State Honors
Congratulations are due to Washington, Colorado, Oregon and Minnesota; those four states took home top rankings this year in the League of American Bicyclists' annual Bicycle Friendly States appraisal. The winners were announced this morning.
May 1, 2013