From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/topstories/story/741217.html
“(Gregoires) first budget “delayed to death” many key highway projects in Pierce County. The final one not only speeds up $130 million of car-pool lane construction on Interstate 5, but also lays out a 16-year funding plan to nearly finish the project.
For many other state projects, funding will run out by […]
From The Tacoma News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/736720.html
“Washington state and California officials have held preliminary discussions about a high-speed, state-of-the-art rail line that would connect San Diego and Vancouver, B.C., with trains that could travel in excess of 200 miles per hour.
The talks come just weeks after Congress approved a $787 billion economic stimulus bill sought by […]
Bellevue argues whether to put the East Link line in a tunnel downtown or run it on the surface.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009168122_bellevuetunnel04m.html
The correct, if more expensive and difficult answer, is a tunnel. Running rail at grade inevitably results in problems.
From KOMO 4:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/44098532.html
Portland, Oregon gets money to extend the Portland Streetcar on the East side of the Willamette River. This will definitely help transit connections in Portland, where the Southeast side of the city doesn’t have much in the way of either trolleys or light rail.
More:
http://www.metro-region.org/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=13800
Ben
From The Seattle Times: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009118084_webtranspobudget24m.html
It is necessary to add carpool lanes to the I-90 bridges to allow for the closing of the express lanes for Eastside Link. This is good news as delays would push the project out indefinitely.