Nov 13 2014

SR 167: the road to school funding

The News Tribune reminds us that economic growth is an effective strategy for generating the revenue needed to invest in education, and that infrastructure investments are critical to ensuring that growth takes place.

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Oct 23 2014

Puget Sound highways: from purgatory to hell

The News Tribune's headline says it all: traffic for South Sound residents is getting worse and worse.

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Oct 22 2014

Stuck in traffic

Washington citizens are spending more and more—and more—time in traffic. For many of us stuck in the daily gridlock, this probably fits in the “Duh!” category, but the point was reinforced yesterday with the release of WSDOT’s 13th annual Corridor Capacity Report.

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Oct 21 2014

SR 167 and other transportation investments: a sixfold return

If you had the opportunity, would you like to make a 600 percent return on an investment?

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Oct 17 2014

167: a road to Lewis County; a road to everywhere!

In recognition of the statewide impact of a completed State Route 167,

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Oct 15 2014

A final thought on Seaport Alliance

Yesterday the ports of Tacoma and Seattle formally approved an interlocal agreement to begin the process of combining management of their respective marine cargo operations. 

According to the Seattle Times, a common theme at the joint commission meeting where the vote took place was the need for the state to come alongside in support of the ports by passing a transportation revenue package.

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Oct 13 2014

Vision, courage and leadership

Washington state has learned a lot about its ports over the last few days.

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Oct 02 2014

Mediocre grades for Washington's transportation system

The Washington Roundtable, whose board of directors includes representatives of some of the state

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Oct 01 2014

Working waterfront: finish the roads to keep the jobs

During a work session of the Joint Legislative Task Force on the Economic Resilience of Maritime

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Sep 30 2014

Ports of Tacoma and Seattle have $4.3 billion economic impact

Marine cargo operations at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma supported more than 48,000 jobs in 2013, which generated nearly $4.3 billion in economic activity, according to a study commissioned jointly by the two ports and released this morning.

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