Media items and other statements about Transportation Listening Sessions

RantWoman is collecting various reports about the ongoing State Senate Transportation Listening Sessions. RantWoman finds all these items worth reading, but in case readers cannot some items reflect RantWoman’s point of view more clearly than others.


Interview with Senator Curtis King of Yakima, not a terrible summary of many issues but what Sen. King means by “reform” might be different from what other people mean.
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/1435388-8/sen-curtis-king-embarking-on-transportation-listening-tour#  

Report from the Everett Listening Session
http://www.transportationissuesdaily.com/what-wash-legislators-heard-in-everett-about-transportation-proposal/

KREM TV coverage of the Spokane Listening Session
http://www.krem.com/home/Wash-lawmakers-help-us-fix-roads-without-raising-gas-tax-226289891.html

Statements RantWoman really LIKES
Gage Stromberg in the Spokane Spokesman Review
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/sep/29/gage-stromberg-car-culture-cant-rule-the-road/  

Bicycle Alliance Briefing Paper
http://bicyclealliance.org/2013/09/12/what-to-tell-the-state-senate-about-bike-transportation/


Twitter hashtags RantWoman has been checking after each event.
#WATranspo #WAleg
#keepusmoving about Special Needs Transportation Fund
#saveMetroNow related to need for any transportation measure to provide local jurisdictions authority to tax themselves in addition to whatever funds come from state level revenue streams.
#fixitthenfundit about “reform”