| Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of a Netroots Nation panel that explored what is being done and can be done to recruit Native Americans to run for office and turn out to vote in the 2022 midterms. |
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| Published at: | 10:22 PM on Thursday, October 7th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
| Tags: | Candidate Recruitment, Fair Elections, Netroots Nation, Partybuilding |
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Category Archives: Public Planning
Harnessing the power of the Native vote: how Indigenous leaders are preparing for 2022
Travel Light! Northgate Link opens to riders in a watershed moment for mobility in Seattle
| Excerpt: | The inauguration of revenue service on Northgate Link marks the end of the work to deliver the original Sound Move plan approved by voters in 1996, which called for an initial light rail line running from SeaTac to Northgate. |
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| Published at: | 7:12 AM on Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Events |
| Tags: | Link Light Rail Station Openings, Transportation |
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Ready for Northgate Link to be open? Get an advance look inside the new Line 1 stations
| Excerpt: | If you'd like to take a peek inside the U District, Roosevelt, and Northgate Stations ahead of the Saturday, October 2nd 2021 opening, we've put together three photo galleries showcasing each one. |
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| Published at: | 11:11 AM on Saturday, September 25th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Link Light Rail Station Openings, Transportation |
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Link’s arrival in Northgate is a good reminder that Seattle voters are keen on getting more neighborhoods connected to light rail
| Excerpt: | 76% of likely August 2021 Seattle voters surveyed support a new transit funding measure to connect more urban villages in the Emerald City with Link light rail, while a mere 19% are opposed. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Research Poll Findings, Transportation |
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President Joe Biden touches down in Boise; visits National Interagency Fire Center
| Excerpt: | Today, Joe Biden made his first official visit to Cascadia as President of the United States of America, landing in Boise, Idaho to visit the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), which is located adjacent to Boise Air Teminal/Gowen Field. |
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| Published at: | 2:30 PM on Monday, September 13th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Breaking News, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Emergency Preparedness, Presidential Visits |
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Seattle voters eager for I‑5 to be modernized with seismic, accessibility improvements
| Excerpt: | Despite I-5's importance to Seattle, Washington, and the Pacific Northwest, it is falling apart. Decades of heavy use and inadequate maintenance have left the highway in increasingly bad shape. Voters in Seattle are enthusiastic about taking action to fix these problems. |
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| Published at: | 4:00 PM on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Research Poll Findings, Transportation |
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NPI’s July 2021 survey of Seattle voters found deep support for JumpStart revenue plan
| Excerpt: | 67% of Seattle voters support Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda's JumpStart revenue ordinance, with 27% opposed and 6% not sure. That’s a margin of well over two-to-one. |
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| Published at: | 2:15 PM on Monday, September 6th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Labor Day, Research Poll Findings, Strong Commonwealth |
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Three new Seattle light rail stations will soon be here: Northgate Link opens in one month
| Excerpt: | University District, Roosevelt, and Northgate Stations will join the region's growing high capacity transit system on October 2nd, 2021. |
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| Published at: | 9:21 PM on Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Will Democrats unite to defend good deeds of the Biden-Harris administration, or snipe while Republicans fire their guns?
| Excerpt: | Progressive and partially conservative Democrats are split on how quickly to approve infrastructure. The Republicans are directing their fire at the priorities included in the budget reconciliation process. Can Democrats unite to wage a strong front in the midterms? |
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| Published at: | 5:55 PM on Wednesday, August 11th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Party Politics |
| Tags: | Critical Infrastructure, WA-08, WA-Sen |
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A momentous day: U.S. Senate gives final approval to bipartisan infrastructure bill
| Excerpt: | Bipartisan legislation to invest serious money in tackling America's persistent infrastructure deficit has won final approval, with more than a dozen Republicans crossing the aisle to deliver a lopsided margin of victory for President Joe Biden's top legislative priority. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Critical Infrastructure |
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A huge majority of Seattle voters say they’d support a funding measure to speed up ST3
| Excerpt: | 71% of respondents to our July 2021 survey of the Seattle electorate -- all likely 2021 Seattle voters -- told us that they would support a new transit funding measure, while 24% said they would be opposed. 5% said they were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 9:45 AM on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Research Poll Findings, Transportation |
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East Link from the air: Get a bird’s eye view of Sound Transit’s new Line 2 light rail stations