murray

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Openness can make citizens collaborators with officials

Posted Thu, Mar 4, 4:21 p.m.

Meaty stuff. I like the supposition that cities can do a lot more with these ideas than mere window dressing. Seattle's own Office of Ethics and Elections has actually long been a beacon of online disclosure, although sadly I have seen reports there is an attempt in Olympia to legislate ...

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Flexible tolling: the key to solving our congestion

Posted Fri, May 22, 11:36 a.m.

Well, I guess we could always raise the gas tax...... Actually, if the HOT lanes or "flexible tolling" discussed in the article were put in place, people would have a choice of staying in the lanes that aren't tolled. I do agree that on 509 and maybe also 167, it ...

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Ready to try public-private partnerships yet?

Posted Thu, Apr 2, 10:59 a.m.

i think i'm beginning to get it. the democratic-majority state legislature of california has passed a new law lifting limits on the number of transportation p3s, because of the state's dire fiscal situation. the democratic-controlled washington state senate transportation committee warns that the way we fund transportation in the country ...

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