About ETA
ETA Letters,
Articles, and Reports
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"The Inequity of Sound Transit Subarea Equity", report by ETA Member James
MacIsaac, June 2011 (pdf)
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HOT Lanes on
SR167 - A Financial & Operational Failure (pdf)
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ETA Guiding Principles for Funding of Highway Transportation Systems
(pdf)
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ETA's Accomplishments for 2010 - ETA has published a
report of the organizations accomplishments for 2010. Recent efforts have been to focus on:
1. The defense of the Washington State Constitutional protection of the gas tax afforded by
the 18 Amendment requiring motor fuel taxes to be used for highway purposes, and
2. The defense and promotion of the approved 1-405 Master Plan to reduce congestion.
Specific tasks are included in the full report.
Read the full report.
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December 6, 2010 - The Bellevue City Council approved a
major capacity improvement for access in and around downtown by
adopting the 2011-2017 CIP. The Wilburton Connections and the Bel-Red
Corridor transportation improvements were included, plus many
neighborhood enhancement projects. The first project in 2011-13 will
include extending NE 4th St. east under the BNSF tracks to 120th Ave. NE
and widening 120th Ave. NE from NE 4th St. to NE 8th St. to five lanes.
This new arterial street near downtown is expected to bring significant
congestion relief to NE 8th St. at the I-405 interchange and further
enhance the usefulness of NE 4th St.
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September 10, 2010 - Congestion is the problem. We can do
something about it! ETA presented our I-405 2 lane HOT lanes
analysis of WSDOT's proposal to implement a 2 lane HOT managed lane
system on I-405 to the Eastside Transportation Partnership (ETP).
The ETP had a near record turnout for our analysis presented by Research
Committee Chair, Dr. Bill Eager. In the audience was Ginger Goodwin,
Chair of WSDOT's new five member panel of national experts to review
WSDOT's HOT lane proposal. Go to
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov for more details on the makeup of the panel
and their focus. Go to
www.seattletimes.com for a report on the I-90 center roadway
oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Sept. 16.
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ETA Comment
Letter to the PSRC on the
Transportation 2040 Draft EIS, July 30, 2009 (pdf) |
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ETA Letter to Sound Transit re: East Link DEIS Comments
, February 2009 (pdf)
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December 11, 2008: The ETA sent a letter to Gov. Gregoire,
recommending Stimulus Package Criteria to evaluate and prioritize
projects.
Download a copy of the letter (.pdf)
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Updated ETA 2008 A Better Transit Plan for East King County,
September 2008 (pdf) |
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ETA Chair
Jim Horn's
testimony, Chair-Elect
Dick Paylor's testimony and
supporting information
for the Sound Transit Board meeting |
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Updated ETA 2008 Transit Plan Brochure, July 2008 (pdf)
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At
the 12-18-07 ETA monthly meeting, Michael Cummings presented the latest
data about transportation in the Seattle/Puget Sound area compared to
other cities in the US. Click this link to find how Seattle
compares to 8 other cities:
Destination 2030 Update (pdf
file, 36 pages). It may change your viewpoint.
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Jim Horn participated in transportation forum on October 10th in
Tacoma and gets great response. Check out this link:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/front/topstories/story/176340.html
"Costs too much, does too little, and does the wrong things."
- Jim Horn
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Dick Paylor's Proposition 1 Roads &
Transit Ballot Measure Presentation (ppt)- presented at the BOMA (Buiding
Owners and Managers Association) Roads and Transit Forum on 9/26/2007 and at the
Puget Sound Chapter of the Construction Management Association Monthly Breakfast
on 10/9/07
Download a copy of Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer here
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Seattle
Times Article, "Sims to vote "no" on Roads & Transit measure by
Mike Lindblom,
September 27, 2007 (external link to Seattle Times
Article)
Seattle
Times Article, "Sims wont take stand on measure for roads and rails
by Mike Lindblom,
September 19, 2007 (external link to Seattle
Times Article) |
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Seattle Times Editorial, "Don't believe the hype: Tri-county transit
package is flawed" by Jim MacIsaac, August 2007 (pdf) |
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Tacoma News
Tribune Editorial, "Costly light-rail plan won't ease congestion" by
Jim Horn, August 2007 (pdf) |
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ETA Letter to Sen.
Haugen, Sen. Swecker, Rep. Clibborn and Rep. Jarrett on Regional
Transportation Committee (RTC) Reports, March 2007 (pdf) |
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ETA's transit solution: Bus
Rapid Transit (BRT). Concise brochure describing BRT. (pdf) |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer op-ed on January 4, 2007, "We can
fix congestion problems" by Bill Eager (external link to Seattle P-I) |
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The Seattle Times op-ed on October 24, 2006, "Our region's
growing future demands an eight-lane 520 Bridge" by Jim Horn and Jim
MacIsaac (external link to The Seattle Times)
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Comments on the Washington State
Transportation Plan, September 2006 |
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ETA Letter to
Washington's Governor Christine Gregoire about status of I-90
Floating Bridge, July 12, 2006 (pdf) |
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ETA's testimony to the
Bellevue City Council on light rail across I-90, June 2006 (pdf) |
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ETA Letter
to Washington State Secretary of Transportation MacDonald about use
of the I-90 Floating Bridge Center Roadway, October 12, 2005 (pdf)
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Letters and
Reports by Members
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ETA Chairman Jim Horn and Chair-Elect Dick Paylor testified in front of
the Sound Transit Board on July 24, 2008. Read the details here
(click image or text to download):
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Jim Horn presented
"The Law, The Players, and The Game" to the Emerald City Alumni Club on
June 13, 2008. Update your knowledge with a very interesting presentation
about what's currently happening in Transportation in the Puget Sound
region. Some of the facts may surprise you. The presentation
has been split into 2 parts for easier download: Download
Part A
(pdf file, 16 pages)
Part B
(pdf file, 16 pages)
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What
You Need to Know About the Roads & Transit Programs by Jim MacIsaac August 31, 2007 (pdf) |
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Jim
Horn's I-90 presentation to Bellevue Downtown Association (BDA)
April 2007 (pdf) |
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"Does Light Rail
Make Sense on I-90?" presented to BDA by Jim Horn, April 2007 (pdf) |
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"Roads & Transit Financial Considerations" presented to BDA by Jim
MacIsaac, April 2007 (pdf) |
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"Should You Care About
I-90" presentation by Jim Horn, February 2007 (pdf) |
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Jim MacIsaac's estimation of
the $38 billion total 20-year cost of the coming "integrated roads
and transit" investment package from Sound Transit and RTID,
February 2007 (pdf). |
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Jim MacIsaac's memo to
Citizen Oversight Panel and Sound Transit Expert Review Panel
covering problematic issues in the Sound Transit Phase 2 Plan,
January 2007 (pdf) |
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Jim
Horn's presentation on National Transportation Trends, October
2006 (pdf) |
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Jim Horn
on Separating Myth from Reality, February 2006 (pdf) |
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Jim Horn's
presentation to Washington State Transportation Commission,
November 2005 (pdf) |
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Rich Harkness report, "How Sound Transit Abused the Planning Process
to Promote Light Rail," January 2005 (external link) |
Letters and Reports by Others
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American Dream Coalition's Citizen's Guide to
Transportation Reauthorization, August 2009 (pdf) |
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The
Eastside Transportation Association has updated their plan for transit
in East King County. Download
A Better Transportation Plan, September 2008 (pdf). |
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Goran Sparrman,
Director of Transportation for the City of Bellevue, presented the
Downtown Bellevue Transportation Plan
at the May 2008 ETA Membership
Meeting. Download a copy to find out what Bellevue is planning for
the future!
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At
the 4-22-08 ETA monthly meeting, Katy Taylor, Director, Public
Transportation Division of WSDOT gave a presentation on
"Moving Washington" with highlights of WSDOT's demand management
programs. You can find more about the Commute Trip
Reduction Program (CTR) and see the 2007 CTR Board Report here: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TDM/CTRInterimReport07.htm
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Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
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Congestion Study, November 22, 2006 (external link),
which should have been taken more into account by the Washington State Transportation Plan. |
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Washington State Transportation Plan, November 2006
(external link), a report that was criticized in draft by
ETA here and in a newspaper op-ed
here. |
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I-90
Center Roadway Study, July 2006 (external link),
which presents computer modeling revealing that adding light
rail to the I-90 Floating Bridge will reduce vehicle
capacity, including cars, trucks, and buses. |
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Interstate-405 Corridor Record of Decision, October
2002 (pdf), which ETA regards as an exemplary model for
specifying a cost-effective alternative. |
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Puget
Sound Regional Council (PSRC)
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Destination 2030 Metropolitan Transportation Plan
(external link), first issued in May 2001 and revised
slightly every year since. |
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Vision 2020 Update Draft EIS (external link), a
report that forecasts the 2040 transportation performance
resulting from full implementation of Destination 2030 under
varying land use density assumptions. Results -
congestion at least doubles from today's levels. |
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U.S.
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
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Speech
in May 2006 (external link) by former DOT Secretary
Norman Mineta with this fine declaration by him:
"Congestion is not a scientific
mystery, nor is it an uncontrollable force. Congestion
results from poor policy choices and a failure to separate
solutions that are effective from those that are not. We
need a new approach, and we need it now." |
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National Strategy
to Reduce Congestion (external link) |
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Federal
Register Notice governing Interstate Highway intersection
addition justifications (external link), stating the
rules under which Sound Transit will seek to substitute dual
light rail tracks and a parallel track maintenance access
road for the two high-capacity HOV lanes now operational on
the I-90 Floating Bridge Center Roadway. |
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