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With I‑976 kaput, transit advocates focus on navigating out of the coronavirus pandemic

Excerpt:	Tim Eyman's assault on multimodal transportation infrastructure has been nixed by the Washington State Supreme Court, but the coronavirus pandemic and the Legislature's failure to deliver progressive tax reform continue to threaten transit.
Published at:	9:30 AM on Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
Written by:	Bobby Aiyer
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Permanent Defense
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HUGE VICTORY: Washington’s highest court rules Tim Eyman’s I‑976 is unconstitutional!

Excerpt:	"Initiative Measure 976 contains more than one subject, and its subject is not accurately expressed in its title. Accordingly, it is unconstitutional," the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled.
Published at:	4:40 PM on Thursday, October 15th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Litigation, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot
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Despite pandemic, Sound Transit’s East Link Line 2 remains on track for 2023 completion

Excerpt:	The agency and its contractors are now at about ninety percent of civil construction and the structural work on the Downtown Bellevue Tunnel, one of the most important segments of the line, is complete.
Published at:	4:20 PM on Thursday, August 27th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning
Tags:	Transportation
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Washington State Supreme Court hears oral argument in legal challenge to Eyman’s I‑976

Excerpt:	Appellants and respondents in Garfield County Transportation Authority, et al. v. State of Washington will field questions from the Court's nine justices.
Published at:	1:00 PM on Tuesday, June 30th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot
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Charting a path forward after the unexpected closure of the highly used West Seattle Bridge

Excerpt:	With the West Seattle Bridge closed indefinitely, an opportunity beckons for smart planning decisions to improve West Seattle's connections to Seattle proper.
Published at:	6:00 PM on Monday, May 4th, 2020
Written by:	Bobby Aiyer
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning
Tags:	Transportation
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Tim Eyman’s I‑976 will remain frozen while State Supreme Court considers challenge to it

Excerpt:	A panel of justices concluded that an injunction barring Initiative 976's implementation should remain in effect through the remainder of the challenge asserting it is unconstitutional.
Published at:	4:57 PM on Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Litigation, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot
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Sound Transit rebrands network for future expansions, braces for an uncertain future

Excerpt:	Moving away from line names that are just colors, Puget Sound's Regional Transit Authority is going to move forward with an alphanumeric color-coded system.
Published at:	9:00 PM on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
Written by:	Bobby Aiyer
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning
Tags:	Transportation
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Another loss for Tim Eyman: Judge rules injunction against I‑976 shall remain in place

Excerpt:	The disgraced initiative promoter turned Republican gubernatorial candidate has suffered another defeat in court as the legal battle against his anti-transit initiative continues.
Published at:	6:30 PM on Friday, March 27th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Litigation, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot
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COVID-19 fallout: Metro abandons August levy proposal; transit agencies reduce service

Excerpt:	Metro's March 2020 service restructure will go ahead, amidst short-term cuts to service due to COVID-19 and the economic calamity the pandemic has brought about.
Published at:	8:30 AM on Saturday, March 21st, 2020
Written by:	Bobby Aiyer
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning
Other Tags:	2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic
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Judge Marshall Ferguson keeps I‑976 on ice while Tim Eyman pretends it’s taking effect

Excerpt:	Tim Eyman, who remains furious that I-976 has not been implemented, sent out an email triumphantly -- and falsely -- proclaiming that I-976 had taken effect.
Published at:	5:30 PM on Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Litigation, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Permanent Defense
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Sound Transit considers delivering NE 130th light rail station years ahead of schedule

Excerpt:	Sound Transit is poised to move up the timetable for completion of a crucial "infill" light rail station in North Seattle by several years.
Published at:	1:50 PM on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
Written by:	Bobby Aiyer
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning
Tags:	Transportation
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Senate adopts legislation permitting Seattle to keep intersections clear with safety cams

Excerpt:	The Washington State Senate has approved a bill that would allow the City of Seattle to enforce prohibitions against "blocking the box" by motorists at highly congested intersections using automated traffic safety cameras.
Published at:	11:20 PM on Tuesday, February 18th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning
Tags:	Transportation
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State Supreme Court: Sound Transit’s motor vehicle excise tax (MVET) is constitutional

Excerpt:	The Washington State Legislature did not violate Article II, Section 37 of the Constitution when it granted Sound Transit new revenue authority in 2015, the Court has decided.
Published at:	1:14 PM on Thursday, February 13th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Litigation, Public Planning
Tags:	Transportation
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Lawsuit against I‑976 to continue as judge rejects most claims of unconstitutionality

Excerpt:	Judge Marshall Ferguson has rejected most of the constitutional claims against Tim Eyman's incredibly destructive I-976, but not all. The Supreme Court will have the final word.
Published at:	1:25 PM on Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections, Litigation
Other Tags:	WA-Ballot
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