| Excerpt: | Three major Washington cities have adopted resolutions opposing NO on I-976 due to potential catastrophic impacts. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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Category Archives: Public Planning
Auburn, Tacoma and Olympia join a growing list of cities that oppose Tim Eyman’s I-976
NPI to Kirkland City Council: Protect freedom of mobility by opposing Tim Eyman’s I-976
| Excerpt: | Read the prepared remarks of NPI's executive director in opposition to Tim Eyman's Initiative 976, which the Kirkland City Council voted to oppose. |
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| Published at: | 10:17 PM on Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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Safety first: Alaskan Way Viaduct has been demolished and a NO on I-912 promise kept
| Excerpt: | With the viaduct gone, Seattle's waterfront is no longer at risk of being ruined by a collapsed elevated highway. |
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| Published at: | 10:49 PM on Monday, September 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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NO on Tim Eyman’s I-976 kicks off campaign home stretch in Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle
| Excerpt: | The effort to put a stop to the disgraced initiative promoter's latest awful scheme is shifting into high gear as November 5th approaches. |
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| Published at: | 8:05 PM on Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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The Senate Republicans are responsible for the Sound Transit taxes they say are unfair
| Excerpt: | Steve O'Ban and Mike Padden, among other Senate Republicans, have been attacking Sound Transit for years over vehicle fees. But they are actually responsible for the adoption of the vehicle valuation schedule they say is unfair. |
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| Published at: | 6:19 PM on Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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City of Everett approves resolution opposing Tim Eyman’s destructive I-976
| Excerpt: | Washington's seventh largest city has taken a position opposing the measure, citing loss of funding for road maintenance work, light rail expansion, and law enforcement. |
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| Published at: | 8:58 PM on Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Our Environment |
| Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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Sound Transit officially breaks ground on Lynnwood Link, delighting Snohomish County
| Excerpt: | At a ceremony at the Lynnwood Transit Center, the agency celebrated the long-anticipated milestone with a third of the state's congressional delegation plus state legislators, labor leaders, and construction workers. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Transportation |
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Big East Link milestone: Sound Transit’s light rail bridge over I-405 is structurally complete
| Excerpt: | Sound Transit's eastward light expansion continues to roll forward, with contractors now preparing to remove the falsework from East Link's I-405 bridge. |
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| Published at: | 11:30 AM on Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Categories: | Public Planning |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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Dori Monson attacks NPI and bashes Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover’s recent work
| Excerpt: | A badge of honor: Today, Dori Monson attacked the "far left" Northwest Progressive Institute while impugning Heidi Groover's reporting in The Seattle Times. |
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| Published at: | 2:52 PM on Monday, July 29th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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Sound Transit’s Link light rail system turns ten today: Relive the magic of opening weekend
| Excerpt: | Ten years to the day after Sound Transit's Central Link opened to the public for two days of free rides, NPI commemorates what was a watershed moment for our region. |
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| Published at: | 1:28 PM on Thursday, July 18th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation |
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Frontier Communications to leave Cascadia; PNW assets sold to WaveDivision Capital
| Excerpt: | Nine years after taking on debt to buy Verizon's assets in the Pacific Northwest, Frontier Communications is offloading those same assets in a $1.35 billion sale to Kirkland-based WaveDivision Capital, which must be approved by regulators. |
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| Published at: | 12:04 PM on Thursday, May 30th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Technology |
| Tags: | Critical Infrastructure |
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Mainstream Republicans of Washington declare opposition to Tim Eyman’s I-976