Washington State has the most regressive taxes in the nation.  Time Magazine reported that at 16.9%, Washington taxes the poor at 17% of their income. That is  4% more than the next highest state. And this report does not include tolls…

OK, this is insanely out of control.  The latest billing problem with our tolling systems as reported by KOMO News is due to a problem with the tolling company’s computers.  Electronic Transaction Consultants Company, the company who provides Washington’s tolling…

The Washington State Transportation Commission says they are interested in your opinion. They are coming to Bellevue and Seattle to hold a meeting for public comments regarding raising the tolls on the 520 bridge and extending the hours to 24…

A scene from that classic, Blazing Saddles. They should have bought a FlexPass… A lot of truth and a bit of levity on the topic published in several Reporters… While we wait for WSDOT’s data, the people already know the…

You may have just received an email from Washington State Department of Transportation with the subject:  “I-405 Express Toll Lanes Customer Survey” Be sure to take the survey and give your feedback.  We are still working to restore the option…

The following is in response to the Bothell Reporter article quoting Robert Poole of Community Transit and their displeasure with opening the toll lanes during low usage times. – Community Transit: “Lawmakers originally committed to give the toll lanes two…

An hour ago, the Washington State Transportation Commission voted to open the 405 Express Toll Lanes from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM weekdays and all day on weekends and holidays.  This will start Friday night, March 18th, 2016.  These changes…

Our online petition has 31,212 signatures at the moment. We have also received another 296 signatures in the mail using our paper petition. But what exactly does this represent?  A fair question that our government leadership should be asking when…

Here is a list of the I-405 toll items that were included in the Transportation Budget by the Washington State Legislature today: Funding to identify and prioritize projects that will help reduce congestion and provide added capacity on the I-405…

Yesterday I made another drive to Olympia to try to make last-minute progress on eliminating the 405ETL before the legislative session ends next week.  Senator Rosemary McAuliffe and Senator Marko Liias worked with me to draft a bill that requires…