Tag: curtis king

June 30, 2015

WA transportation ‘compromise’ spends billions on highways, ransoms transit but keeps most bike/walk funding

UPDATE 12:10p 7/1: Publicola reports that the revenue portion of the transportation package is headed to Governor Inslee. That includes ST3 authorization and an 11.9 cent gas tax. However, other bills that make up the transportation package, including appropriations for the projects below and bonding for mega projects, are still in limbo. After not moving…
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tagged: 2015 legislature, blake trask, curtis king, transportation choices coalition, washington bikes
January 28, 2015

State Senate Transportation Chair wants to toll people biking across 520 Bridge. Yes, really.

Usually when people throw out ideas this bad, we just ignore them. But this one comes from the Washington State Senate’s Transportation Committee Chair, so I guess we need to respond. No, tolling people biking on the new 520 Bridge is not in any way a good idea. It’s true, Senator Curtis King (R-Yakima) told…
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tagged: curtis king, king 5, sr 520