Sound Transit said from the beginning that ST3 would not reduce congestion. On that at least, they were honest. They also said ST3 would cost $54 Billion to complete. On that, they did lie to get the votes. If you…
8 years in and ST3 approaching $148B (3x promised cost)
Tagged with: 405ETL, public-transit, seattle, sound transit, ST3, transit, transportation, WSDOT
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Washington State doubles down on failure – Raise tolls & Times on I-405
The toll lanes are a proven failure. They haven’t improved traffic flow, they don’t generate a massive income and the public overwhelmingly disapprove of them.Did the politicians and bureaucrats learn anything from this failed experiment? No. Instead of learning from…
Tagged with: 405 toll lanes, 405ETL, carpooling, express toll lanes, public-transportation, tolls, traffic, transportation, travel, velvet rope economy
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Why Gas Taxes are the Holy Grail for Highway Funding
Some people oppose Gas Taxes and that Washington State legislators are seeking to increase our gas tax by a pretty penny. First understand that this article is not an assessment of how effectively they are spending the money they collect.…
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NPR Interview with author of Velvet Rope Economy
NPR recently interviewed Nelson Schwartz, New York Times reporter and author of “The Velvet Rope Economy: How Inequality Became Big Business”. In his book Nelson examines the parallel but separate worlds of the wealthy vs the rest of us. In…
Tolling Company for #405ETL Was Supposed to be Replaced; Continues With Problems on Hwy 99 Tunnel Tolls
The Seattle Times published this article about the tolling company today (7/29/2019). It reveals just how overly complex tolling is and why it is so expensive to operate. The tolling company that is trying to toll Highway 99 Tunnel is…
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How far will people go to drive in the HOV lane?…
How about hauling around a dead body? Check out this story from Nevada…
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Quick list of County Council email addresses
Here is a convenient list of all email addresses of the Snohomish County Councilmembers and their assistants and the King County Councilmembers. Copy/paste this into the TO line of any email you may send to them: rod.dembowski@kingcounty.gov, larry.gossett@kingcounty.gov, kathy.lambert@kingcounty.gov, jeanne.kohl-welles@kingcounty.gov,…
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King & Snohomish County Councils to choose replacement legislators for 1st LD on Monday. Your input needed NOW.
Senator Guy Palumbo resigned last month. He was the most vocal advocate for stepping back from Express Toll Lanes. The 1st Legislative District Democrats have selected their 3 candidates to replace him. On Monday at 10:00am at Bothell City Hall…
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Stop405Tolls.org Celebration and Meet the Team at 192 Brewing Co. Kenmore
It’s time to take a moment to celebrate together Friday May 31 at 5:30 – 7:00 at 192 Brewing Co. in Kenmore. Please RSVP at http://bit.ly/30I9e8T To all of you who signed the Stop405Tolls.org petition, thank you for being part…
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Eminent Express Toll Lane Financial Disaster on #405ETL
Watch the video below. The call to action is simple: 1. Go to https://app.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder to find the phone numbers of your 2 state Representatives and 1 state Senator. 2. Call each of them and demand they vote against HB 2132.…
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