Highway Cost Overruns Dominate State Transportation Budget Discussions
Washington State highway expansion plans are billions over budget and soaking up resources from maintenance.
Despite a state transportation system full of unmet needs, the...
Puget Sound Leaders Not Ready to Hit Brakes on Highway Expansion
Even in the face of ambitious greenhouse gas emissions goals that remain out-of-reach, elected leaders in central Puget Sound aren't ready to rethink the...
Puget Sound Leaders Debate a Pivot Away from Highway Expansion
A small change around regional grant funding criteria could prove a bellwether for transportation policy in Puget Sound.
Everywhere from Lynnwood to Puyallup, from Auburn...
I-5 Expansion Between Washington and Oregon Wins $600 Million Federal Grant
Barreling toward a boondoggle? Money piles up for freeway project, but key questions remain unanswered.
Late last week, three members of Washington's congressional delegation announced...
Seattle’s Second Highway Lid over SR 520 Is in Trouble
A 70% cost overrun is jeopardizing the Roanoke lid and the bike and pedestrian benefits it would bring.
A megaproject that was set to transform...
New State Highway System Plan Offers Escape from ‘Glide Path to Failure’
WSDOT wants to quit its highway expansion ways and adopt a fix-it-first policy. Will the legislature listen?
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Secretary Roger...
PSRC Report Connects Single Family Zoning and Highways with Structural Racism
On July 6, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) launched their Legacy of Structural Racism Interactive Report. While this report is far from the...
WSDOT Delays Promised I-5 to SR 520 Transit Ramp to 2030
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced that it no longer plans to open a direct access ramp for buses between the...