When it comes to traffic backups from more coal trains, Marysville is Snohomish County’s ground zero. via Coal trains would worsen Marysville’s traffic problem | HeraldNet.com – Local news.
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OLYMPIA – Amtrak Cascades riders can now look forward to shorter trip times and more reliable schedules between Seattle and Portland following federal approval of WSDOT’s proposal to reroute the passenger train service to a less congested route. After reviewing WSDOT’s Environmental Assessment and comments from local municipalities and the public, the Federal Railroad...
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Railroad officials say they’ve narrowed down the worst trouble spots for mudslides that have forced cancellation of an increasing number of passenger train trips between Everett and Seattle the past few years. via Mudslide trouble spots identified | HeraldNet.com – Local news.
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In the last few months, mudslides have derailed the region’s train service and ridership. More than 350 runs have been cancelled or truncated. When will WSDOT fix the problem? And how? via Slippery slopes: Can we mudproof Northwest rail? | Crosscut.com.
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With the pending loss of two key lawmakers, the focus of state transportation policy and the fate of a multibillion-dollar roads package are far less clear than a few weeks ago. Voters ousted Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, the powerful chairwoman of the Senate Transportation Committee who’s figured prominently in the writing of...
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The Stanwood City Council plans a public hearing on a proposed sales tax increase to pay for street repairs. via Stanwood considers sales tax hike to fix roads | HeraldNet.com – Local news.
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We’ve been following Google’s experiments with self-driving cars for some time now, but robotics can do a lot for our driving even if humans stay behind the wheel. A new study shows that technologies like adaptive cruise control and inter-vehicle communication can improve the efficiency and safety of our vehicles while nearly eliminating congestion:...
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There are two things that matter above all else in car selection these days: Fuel economy, and passenger/cargo space.  Depending on your personal taste, you can then sort the winners based on things like acceleration, ground clearance, color, smell, style, NHTSA safety test results, or other things. But the important thing to note is...
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Washington ended up with the nation’s third largest pot of high-speed rail dollars. Or should it be called “high-performance rail” money? via Washington state debates how to spend the feds’ big rail bucks | Crosscut.com.
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Owners of electric vehicles would pay an annual $100 fee to make up for lost gas tax revenues under legislation passed today by the Senate on a 31-16 vote. “We think the purchase of electric vehicles is great for the environment but we also need to maintain our roads, which is why we have...
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