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TRANSPORTATION

Creep, beep, and crawl. Unfortunately, those words are now a regular part of our vocabulary when it comes to transportation. Policymakers at the state and federal level have allowed an unwieldy bureaucracy to stymie innovative solutions to get us off the road sooner and allow us to spend more time with our families. EFF thinks outside of the box when it comes to transportation policy. We advocate equitable funding solutions and maximizing private sector involvement in the delivery of transportation services.

Unlocking Gridlock Series

This five-part series outlines ways the legislature and the Department of Transportation can fund needed infrastructure improvements without raising taxes

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Let’s Get Washington Moving
Kemper Freeman Jr. presentation

Transportation Solutions: After the defeat of R-51
Referendum 51 (R-51) was resoundingly defeated in November for several reasons. Among them: a lack of accountability measures, a well-founded distrust of government, and the fact that the $7.8 billion tax package only funded project start-ups, not completion. So now what? Individuals and businesses are still losing too much time to traffic congestion.

Transportation solutions: How government can save money while reducing traffic congestion
Before lawmakers ask us for more of our hard-earned money, they must make sure that every dollar they have now is being spent in the best way possible. This revealing analysis explores ways government can improve efficiency and introduce private competition into our transportation system.

Reduce Congestion Now
A customer-oriented approach to traffic congestion relief
Kemper Freeman Jr. Proposal

Alternative Puget Sound Solution
Vashon vs Tacoma Narrows crossing alternatives

How to "Build Our Way Out of Congestion"
Innovative approaches to expanding urban highway capacity
Reason Foundation Proposal

Roads in the Right Places: A New Plan to Ease Congestion
Washington Policy Center

Proven Ways to Pay for Transportation Without Raising Taxes
Washington Policy Center

Washington Roundtable Solution
Who's in Charge? How do we achieve results?

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1 Part Honesty; 2 Parts Arrogance

At a March 23, 2005, House Appropriations hearing on a bill to gut the voter-approved I-601 spending limit, Rep. Jim McIntire (D) asked a supporter of I-601�s two-third supermajority requirement for the legislature to raise taxes the following question:

"Can you name a time when we [legislators] have actually not just set it [supermajority requirement] aside by majority vote? I mean, this is in many respects a procedural motion that has no bearing. It�s a statutory constraint that cannot constrain any legislature that chooses as a majority to set it aside . . . have we ever used a supermajority [to raise taxes]?"

- Rep. Jim McIntire (D - 46)
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Despite the arrogance of some state officials, Washington's constitution is clear: "All political power is inherent in the people..."

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