Tag: vehicle lisense fee

September 28, 2011

Volunteer to help pass Proposition 1

As I dive into the mayor’s proposed 2012 budget, one thing is clear: We need to pass Prop. 1. We are looking at $300,000 in cuts to bicycle and pedestrian spot improvements, and it is unclear how long SDOT will leave Gina Coffman’s vacated position within the bicycle program unfilled (passing her work onto an…
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tagged: proposition 1, streets for all seattle, vehicle lisense fee, volunteer
September 14, 2011

We have reached a turning point in Seattle bicycle safety

What started as a couple deaths after a long stretch with very few has turned into a devastating couple weeks on our city’s streets. After the third death on Seattle streets since July, one question has been on the minds of city residents and various media outlets this week: What the hell is going on?…
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tagged: bike master plan, brian fairbrother, deaths, proposition 1, safety, safety in numbers, tom rasmussen, vehicle lisense fee
August 17, 2011

Set for November vote, $60 vehicle fee needs strong vision

The City Council, acting as the Transportation Benefits District, voted unanimously to send a $60 vehicle license fee to the November ballot. It’s not the full $80 recommended by the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC III), but the funding allocations are mostly proportional to the committee’s recommendations. The funds are more about transit than bicycling,…
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tagged: city council, ctac III, freight master plan, streetcars, transit, transportation benefits district, vehicle lisense fee
August 9, 2011

Why an $80 vehicle license fee makes sense

The city is considering an increase in the Vehicle License Fee (car tabs) to help pay for the massive backlog in road maintenance. But the proposal recommended by the citizen’s committee tasked with putting the funds to use also saw it as an opportunity to add more to the underfunded pedestrian and bicycle master plans.…
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tagged: city council, ctac III, jean godden, mike o’brien, neighborhood greenways, publicola, sally bagshaw, vehicle lisense fee