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Performance audit of Sound Transit reveals over $100 million spent to fix mistakes and missing information

Performance audit of Sound Transit reveals over $100 million spent to fix mistakes and missing information

by Smarter Transit | Jun 29, 2020 | Front Page, News

From the Washington Policy Center:  The Washington State Auditor’s Office (SAO) released a performance audit of Sound Transit, finding that the agency should spend more time upfront in carefully designing and planning projects to reduce high costs of errors and...
California Bullet Train Quickly Losing Money and Support

California Bullet Train Quickly Losing Money and Support

by Smarter Transit | Jun 29, 2020 | Front Page, News

Los Angeles Times: A viaduct built in Madera for California’s high-speed rail project. (High-Speed Rail Authority)  Lawmakers are withdrawing their support from the high-speed rail project as many become skeptical of the plans and costs. “The way this project has been...
Taking a big hit to ridership, King County Metro sees COVID-19 recovery as opportunity to “reset”

Taking a big hit to ridership, King County Metro sees COVID-19 recovery as opportunity to “reset”

by Smarter Transit | Jun 29, 2020 | Front Page, News

From the Washington Policy Center: In a June 17 update, King County Metro provided information on the agency’s COVID-19 response and recovery, as well as the impact of the pandemic on budget and policy. Metro reported that ridership decreased by about 71% systemwide....
Hold Seattle DOT accountable before trusting it to fix West Seattle Bridge

Hold Seattle DOT accountable before trusting it to fix West Seattle Bridge

by Smarter Transit | Jun 29, 2020 | Front Page, News

From the Washington Policy Center:The West Seattle Bridge was first opened to traffic in 1984, replacing a twin drawbridge (or bascule bridge) that had been struck in 1978 by the freighter Chavez. Its replacement – a segmental bridge supported by concrete girders...
Seattle Times: Bus cuts, delayed projects, rider fear – Coronavirus will bring years of pain for transit

Seattle Times: Bus cuts, delayed projects, rider fear – Coronavirus will bring years of pain for transit

by Smarter Transit | May 18, 2020 | Front Page, News

“Before the coronavirus pandemic, King County Metro was defying a trend.As fewer people rode buses in cities all over America, riders were flocking to board here. Metro couldn’t hire and train drivers fast enough and didn’t have enough space at its maintenance bases...
Seattle Times: West Seattle Bridge is a regional crisis

Seattle Times: West Seattle Bridge is a regional crisis

by Smarter Transit | May 18, 2020 | Front Page, News

“Despite years of prosperity and abundant revenue, Seattle entered 2020 with a deep backlog of maintenance and repair needs. “Read the...
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