| Excerpt: | NPI is calling on Washington's lawmakers to appropriate funding so geologic hazards like slides can be researched by our Department of Natural Resources. |
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| Published at: | 9:58 PM on Friday, March 22nd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness |
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Category Archives: Public Planning
Mammoth public lands bill gets resounding vote of support on final passage in U.S. House
| Excerpt: | A bill that will expand our national parks system and permanently reauthorize the Land & Water Conservation Fund has cleared Congress. |
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| Published at: | 9:12 PM on Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Conservation, Emergency Preparedness, Historic Preservation |
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Sound Transit says House Bill 2123 (vehicle fees) would blow a big financial hole in ST3
| Excerpt: | NPI is urging a group of Washington State House Democrats to abandon legislation that would reduce revenue for Sound Transit projects in an Eyman-like fashion. |
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| Published at: | 11:29 PM on Monday, February 25th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Where should Sound Transit put Link’s South Maintenance Base? There’s an obvious answer
| Excerpt: | With a sixty acre former landfill site available, there's no need to tear down homes, businesses, and churches for the agency's new train yard. |
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| Published at: | 10:15 PM on Friday, February 8th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Governor Inslee + Premier Horgan push back against Tim Eyman, call for high speed rail
| Excerpt: | The leaders of Washington State and British Columbia say we should build on the success of Amtrak Cascades, not destroy it, as Tim Eyman wants to do. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Friday, February 8th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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State Senate sends bill to perfect De-Escalate Washington’s I-940 to Governor Jay Inslee
| Excerpt: | A bill that polishes De-Escalate Washington's successful Initiative 940 has cleared the Legislature unanimously, without a single dissenting vote. |
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| Published at: | 12:06 PM on Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Nondiscrimination, Safe Neighborhoods |
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Washington State House unanimously passes legislation to adopt new I-940 compromise
| Excerpt: | And they're off! The Washington State House of Representatives has passed its first consequential bill of the 2019 session, concerning law enforcement. |
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| Published at: | 5:35 PM on Thursday, January 24th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Nondiscrimination, Safe Neighborhoods |
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Sound Transit: Tim Eyman’s I-976 would wipe out nearly $7 billion in revenue through 2041
| Excerpt: | "If enacted, the initiative would divert a significant amount of tax revenues away from implementing voter-approved transit projects.," the agency says. |
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| Published at: | 6:30 PM on Monday, January 21st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA_Ballot |
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King County residents want more transit, but there would be less under Tim Eyman’s I-976
| Excerpt: | I-976 is a recipe for horrific highway gridlock, derelict roads, and stranded travelers. Think traffic is bad now? I-976 would make it much worse. |
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| Published at: | 1:04 PM on Sunday, January 20th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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Safety First! New WSDOT video explains how SR 99 tunnel is designed to withstand quakes
| Excerpt: | In the event of a large earthquake, the new SR 99 tunnel will be by far the safest place to be, according to seismic experts. Learn why. |
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| Published at: | 2:04 PM on Monday, January 7th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Emergency Preparedness, Transportation |
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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake shakes Anchorage, Alaska, causing widespread damage
| Excerpt: | A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook the City of Anchorage, its suburbs, and points beyond this morning, causing widespread damage in Alaska's largest city. |
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| Published at: | 9:20 PM on Friday, November 30th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Disaster Recovery, Earthquakes |
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A great day for Sound Transit: Hilltop Link breaks ground; Lynnwood Link gets funded
| Excerpt: | Puget Sound's Regional Transportation Authority has secured two big wins heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. |
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| Published at: | 7:50 PM on Monday, November 19th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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LIVE from New Orleans: America’s housing crisis is an issue for everyone, everywhere
| Excerpt: | The federal government has failed to address this growing crisis in our country, and that really needs to change in order to adequately address the problem. This is an issue where progressives can and should be leading. |
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| Published at: | 10:55 AM on Friday, August 3rd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Events, Live Coverage |
| Tags: | Affordable Housing, Netroots Nation |
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2019-2021 transportation budget approved by Washington State House with five nays