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Washington’s $30 Car Tabs Initiative On Hold, And Tim Eyman Calls For People Not To Pay Anything

By Tom Banse December 5, 2019

Initiative sponsor Tim Eyman spoke outside the Washington State Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. CREDIT: Tom Banse/N3

Thursday was supposed to be the day that a Washington state ballot measure to lower car registration fees took effect. But the state Supreme Court has let an injunction stand against what is known as the $30 car tabs initiative. That means hundreds of thousands of drivers will get full price bills in the coming months that they thought they had voted to reduce.Read More

Washington’s $30 Car Tabs On Hold As Judge Puts Injunction On I-976 As Legal Challenge Unfolds

By NWPB News November 27, 2019

Professional initiative sponsor Tim Eyman, right, holds a photo from his first successful $30 car tabs initiative in 1999. Eyman says he has collected almost enough signatures to qualify a 2019 car tabs rollback initiative to the 2019 Legislature. CREDIT: AUSTIN JENKINS/N3

A King County Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that opponents had adequately argued that the measure's ballot title was misleading, and he issued an injunction. The challenge could eventually make its way to the state Supreme Court.Read More

Garfield County Is Washington’s Least Populous. It’s Joining A Suit To Stop I-976’s $30 Car Tabs

By NWPB News November 25, 2019

Garfield County Transportation Authority driver Gene Smith helps 96-year-old resident Louise Munday board a commuter bus on Nov. 15, 2019. Munday uses local transit five days a week and, with her limited mobility, the service to her door is necessary. CREDIT: Emily McCarty/Crosscut

As expected, the initiative’s passage prompted legal action, led by Seattle-area governments and public transit supporters protesting a projected $4.2 billion cut in revenue for transportation and transit projects over the next six years. But there has been an unexpected addition to that Puget Sound-centric group: the Garfield County Transportation Authority.Read More

Crosswalk Safety is a Priority at WSU

By Murrow News - Logan Plant November 8, 2019

WSU Transportation Services says new signs aim to help pedestrians and drivers at dangerous intersections.Read More

Seattle And King County Will Sue To Block Initiative 976, The $30 Car Tab Measure

By NWPB News November 8, 2019

Sound Transit light rail train and tunnel in Seattle

If fully implemented, Initiative 976 would force the city to cut more than 100,000 bus hours and would hamper her program to provide free bus access for high school students and low-income residents, Seattle's mayor said in a news conference. She also emphasized that voters in King County, which is home to Seattle, firmly voted against the measure sponsored by Tim Eyman.Read More

Pullman-Moscow Airport, Open After 5-Week Closure, Looks Ahead To More Expansion

By Cameron Sheppard October 11, 2019

The Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport terminal is shown in Pullman, Wash.,

The closure since Sept. 8 may have been a short-term inconvenience for Palouse-region travelers, but airport officials say additions will allow for new travel routes with larger airlines.Read More

Boeing May Temporarily Halt 737 Max Production In Wake Of Fleet’s Grounding

By NWPB News July 24, 2019

Boeing 737 Max jets are now being flown to the spacious airport in Moses Lake, Washington, for storage. PAUL WEATHERMAN / BOEING

Boeing's CEO says the company will consider temporarily shutting down production of the 737 Max if the plane's return is significantly delayed beyond the company's October forecast.Read More

Undeliverable Boeing 737 Max Planes Now Being Stored At Central Washington Airport

By Tom Banse June 17, 2019

Boeing is running out of space to park grounded 737 Max jets in the Puget Sound region and is now sending some of its Renton, Washington, factory output to Moses Lake's spacious airport.Read More

Mark Fenton Leads Official On Walk Audit

By Murrow News - Ryan Peerboom April 24, 2019

Transportation consultant Mark Fenton Lead city and university officials on a walk audit while visiting Pullman. Murrow News 8 reporter Ryan Peerboom followed along on the auditRead More

People For People: Connecting Dots Of Transportation Needs In Central And Eastern Washington

By Esmy Jimenez April 9, 2018

Rosenda Henley, People for People's mobility manager boards the Health Express. The bus will travel almost 70 miles from Moses Lake to Wenatchee, with stops at local hospitals and senior centers.

In Central and Eastern Washington, people are still being left without wheels. But county transportation agencies and non-profits fill in the gaps. Agencies like People for People.Read More

Worthy Causes Want To Get Their Solo Drivers Into Washington Carpool Lanes

By Tom Banse February 7, 2018

WSDOT says 10 out of 12 stretches of carpool lanes in the Seattle metro area are failing to meet performance standards. CREDIT: TOM BANSE

With traffic congestion getting ever worse in the Seattle metro area, two classes of solo drivers are asking for permission to use the carpool lanes. But it's a hard sell in Olympia.Read More

Lyft, Uber Drivers In Washington May Face Fingerprint Background Checks

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa February 2, 2018

Uber and Lyft drivers may soon have to undergo tougher background checks in Washington state. Lawmakers are considering a proposal that would require drivers to pass a fingerprint background check before being allowed to operate.Read More

Lawmakers Move To Revive Plan To Replace I-5 Bridge Over Columbia River

By Tom Banse February 21, 2017

In 2013 the Washington Legislature killed the idea of a bigger, safer bridge between Portland and Vancouver, Washington. Three years later, Washington state lawmakers could take preliminary votes to revive plans to replace the aging Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River.Read More