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Washington ranked top bike friendly state for 6th consecutive year
Washington state is leading the nation with its ranking as the most bicycle friendly state in 2013. This is Washington’s sixth consecutive year in the No. 1 position. The Bicycle Friendly States ranking, presented by the League of American Bicyclists, numerically ranks each U.S. state according to the efforts the state have taken to make […]
May 2, 2013
Roadbuilding
Washington state lawmakers pass $8.8 billion no-new-taxes transportation budget plan
The Washington state Legislature passed an $8.8 billion no-new-taxes transportation budget plan, KOMO News reported. The budgeted money will fund state roadway maintenance and existing costly projects. However, the budget will not provide funding for new big-ticket projects. Included in the plan are “the Alaskan Way Viaduct tunnel project, a replacement bridge for State Route […]
April 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
Good news about the Columbia River Crossing
For the past five years the Cascade Bicycle Club has been opposed to the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) mega-highway, a Vancouver-Portland area project. The biggest reason the club says it opposes the CRC is “its opportunity cost: every one of the billions of dollars we spend on this boondoggle can’t be spent on Washingtonians’ higher […]
April 23, 2013
Roadbuilding
A fuel tax chance missed?
Uh oh. Perhaps it’s best seen as a good news/bad news scenario. Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire has proposed a new excise tax on the wholesale cost of gasoline and diesel fuel to raise $368 million in its first two years and more than $940 million in 2017-19. That’s the good news. A Governor willing to […]
December 19, 2012
Business
WSDOT website helps smaller contractors into the game
Smaller companies working on roadways and bridges in Washington State can now get a helping online hand from WSDOT. A new website called Small Business Opportunities is designed to help smaller companies work on state contracts and projects. I’m always attracted to these kinds of website because government should use some of its massive resources […]
October 2, 2012
Roadbuilding
Congestion relief on I-5 earns Washington State DOT national kudos
A local partnership that quickly helped alleviate a sudden traffic snarl on Interstate 5 between Lacey and DuPont in Washington state is now getting national attention, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). A little more than a year ago, I-5 commuters headed north from Lacey found themselves sitting in 9-mile backups, doubling, […]
September 19, 2011
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Congestion relief on I-5 earns Washington State DOT national kudos
A local partnership that quickly helped alleviate a sudden traffic snarl on Interstate 5 between Lacey and DuPont in Washington state is now getting national attention, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). A little more than a year ago, I-5 commuters headed north from Lacey found themselves sitting in 9-mile backups, doubling, […]
September 19, 2011
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