Transportation
Because being there is what's most important, WPC's Center for Transportation researches and analyzes the best practices for relieving traffic congestion by recapturing a vision of a system based on freedom of movement.
Press Releases
New poll finds traffic relief is still important to two-thirds of voters
Seattle – Washington Policy Center has released the results of a recent statewide poll that asked voters 5 questions about the importance of traffic relief across Washington State. This updated survey builds upon Washington Policy Center’s first poll conducted in December 2007. In both cases, voters continue to show strong support for making traffic relief a high priority.
State Auditor Finds Sound Transit Unlawfully Spent Public Taxes
Seattle – The State Auditor’s Office released an audit this week showing Sound Transit unlawfully contributed taxpayer money to special interest groups. This audit was based on WPC research that showed the agency was violating the “gifting of public funds” defined in the Washington State Constitution. Last night KIRO television aired
National Report Recommends Tying Transportation Spending to Performance
Seattle – The Heritage Foundation, a nationally recognized Washington DC-based think tank, has released a new report highlighting transportation spending in Washington State. In “Reforming State Transportation Policy: Washington State’s Efforts to Implement Performance-Based Policies,” Michael Ennis looks at the value of using performance measures to understand what is working and what is not when spending transportation taxes. Ennis is director of the Center for Transpor
Mass Transit Now! Claims are Inaccurate
Seattle – In a press release issued by Mass Transit Now!, which is the “Yes” campaign for Sound Transit’s latest ballot measure, the group offered a series of rebuttals to WPC’s 2008 Citizen’s Guide to ST2. Their statements are inaccurate and deserve to be corrected. Below are the claims made by Mass Transit Now! and our response.
Claim: WPC is an “anti-Proposition1 advocacy group.”
New Report Shows Sound Transit Officials Give Public Money to Special Interest Groups
Seattle – Washington Policy Center released a new report showing Sound Transit officials using public money to contribute to special interest groups. The study was featured in an investigative report on KIRO 7 (CBS) television last night (video is available here).
New Survey Reveals How Important Traffic Relief is to Washington Voters
Washington Policy Center Statewide Poll on Traffic Relief, Prop. 1, and Tolling
Seattle - Washington Policy Center has released a statewide poll that tests the importance of traffic relief both in the Puget Sound region and Washington State.
The survey makes the following key findings:
Sound Transit should keep its promise to "roll back" taxes
Seattle - In 1996, voters approved Sound Move. At that time, Sound Transit, also known as Regional Transit Authority (RTA), made the following promise:
New Study: Light Rail On I-90 Bridge Will Increase Traffic Jams
Seattle - The Center for Transportation Policy at Washington Policy Center (WPC), Washington's premier public policy research and education organization, released the fourth installment of its ongoing coverage of the ST2/RTID ballot measure appearing this November.
Washington Policy Center Releases Third Installment of ST2/RTID Ballot Measure Studies
Seattle - The Center for Transportation Policy at Washington Policy Center (WPC), Washington's premier public policy research and education organization, released the third installment of its ongoing coverage of the ST2/RTID ballot measure appearing this November.
Sound Transit's decision yesterday to add $6 billion to the proposed roads and transit plan increases total cost to $42 billion
Seattle - Public officials are asking voters to approve a multi-billion dollar roads and transit package in November that would increase the current transportation tax burden by $286, or 22% per family. Today, Puget Sound families pay an average of at least $1,303 per household per year in transportation taxes.
