Proposal may mean more oil-tanker traffic in Wash. | KING5.com Seattle

Proposal may mean more oil-tanker traffic in Wash. | KING5.com Seattle: "A project official, Michael Davies, says if the expansion is approved it would mean an increase in tankers in the waters of Washington and British Columbia. Most of the tanker traffic would travel through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, proceed between the San Juan and Gulf islands, and enter Vancouver Harbor."

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TransitZac -- excellent blog for #carfree travelers

Citylink #59 on Link Route at Riverstone
2008 ElDorado Aero Elite

TransitZac: "While I like to ski, I had other reasons to visit Coeur d’Alene, or CDA as many locals refer to it as. First and foremost, I wanted to check out the local transit system, called Citylink. I also planned to check out the downtown CDA and see the sights there, along with enjoying the tastes at a highly popular eatery in town."

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Catmeow Public Transit

Catmeow Public Transit: "Taxpayers need to start asking Questions?
1.  Why does UTA Spend a Average of $260,000 a Year on Lobbyists?

2. Why did UTA Pay $610,000 too Travel the World for UTA Board Members and for Elected Officials too Travel the United States?"

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Transportation Advocacy Day 2013: Let’s Make it Bigger Than Ever! | Bicycle Alliance of WashingtonBicycle Alliance of Washington

Transportation Advocacy Day 2013: Let’s Make it Bigger Than Ever! | Bicycle Alliance of WashingtonBicycle Alliance of Washington: "Last year’s record turnout of over two hundred dedicated advocates for biking, walking, transit, and rail provided a critical voice to help us advance an agenda that led to increased state funding for Safe Routes to Schools and more flexible design standards for cities and towns as they work to grow bicycling and make it safer."

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Car2Go comes to Seattle | Local News | The Seattle Times

Car2Go comes to Seattle | Local News | The Seattle Times: "Car2Go has come to Seattle, offering urban dwellers another alternative to purchasing their own cars. Participants easily can pick up a car and drop it off throughout many parts of the city."

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Road Subsidies

Who Pays to Maintain Our Roads?

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 ~ Washington, like many other states, imposes a fee on owners of automobiles when they relicense their cars. The amount of the fee varies. It can be a flat fee, or it can depend on such things as the weight of the vehicle, its value, or its age. As a usage fee, however, none of these well correspond to the actual cost of suffering that vehicle's wear and tear on roads, the purpose to which those fees are generally put. The fee for operating the car does not correspond to the actual expense to repair and maintain that infrastructure.