Senator Hobbs Showcases Big Transportation Proposal and It’s Still Highway Focused
Last Wednesday, Washington's Senate Transportation Committee held a public hearing on the next statewide transportation funding package, dubbed "Forward Washington." The public hearing did...
Sunday Video: Are Americans Ready To Love Trains Again?
https://youtu.be/Rsend-1FbaM
Bloomberg News asks if Americans are ready to love passenger rail again. The story is heavily focused on Brightline in Florida and Amtrak’s recent...
Sunday Video: The Innovative Way Ghent Removed Cars From The City
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Officials from Ghent talk about how their circulation plan helped transform the city to a higher walking and biking mode share in a very...
King County Purchases 40 Battery-Powered Buses and Ponders Full Electrification by 2035
On Thursday, King County officials announced that new battery-electric buses would be hitting the streets late next year. The county is purchasing a total...
King County Mobility Framework Would Guide Updates to Key Countywide Plans
A new policy framework is flying under the radar that could remake how King County Metro delivers service and capital investments. Metro began developing...
Sunday Video: How To Fix Our Unreliable Power Grid
https://youtu.be/5igJv_otlKE
America’s power grid is increasingly more strained and unreliable as weather patterns and other environmental factors become more threatening. Vox explains how these challenges...
Breaching Locks and Sen. Ericksen’s Stunt Legislation
With the start of the annual Washington State Legislature session comes the annual parade of stunt legislation. Like the return of swallows to Capistrano...
PSE’s $1 Million Ad Buy Hopes to Spread Fracked Gas Lies
Our local fossil fuel-hooked utility is planning on spending $1 million in 2020 telling us that fracked gas is good for the climate. Don’t...