ADVISORY: Seattle transportation forum moved to First Presbyterian Church In order to accommodate the sizeable expected crowd in Seattle, transportation leaders in the Washington State Senate have decided to move the scheduled transportation feedback forum from its original location to the nearby First Presbyterian Church, a facility that can comfortably hold many more attendees. The Senate Transportation Committee is... Read More...
Senate transportation feedback forum in Spokane relocated to Spokane Valley Proving to be even more popular than expected, the Senate transportation feedback forums being hosted by Senate Transportation Committee co-chairs, Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, and Sen. Tracey Eide, D-Federal Way, have attracted hundreds of area residents to the Bellevue location and most recently, to the Snohomish County location in Everett.... Read More...
King adds three stops to Senate’s transportation feedback tour More people in Washington will have a chance to be heard now that Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, has announced the addition of three locations to the Senate’s statewide transportation feedback tour. The additional stops in Seattle, Tri-Cities and Bellingham stem from an overwhelming public response to a series of public... Read More...
Dates set for bipartisan statewide transportation forums Senate Transportation Committee co-chairs Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, and Sen. Tracey Eide, D-Federal Way, today announced the dates and cities that will be included in a statewide listening tour aimed at gathering input from Washington residents on building a new package of transportation projects. Beginning on Sept. 17 in Bellevue,... Read More...
King announces listening tour to discuss MCC reform ideas Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, announced today that he’s delivered a letter to Washington State Department of Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson, requesting her agency’s cooperation in coordinating a series of public meetings around the state. King, who serves as co-chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, said he and his colleagues in... Read More...
King, MCC drive the discussion on transportation reform With the end of the 2013 regular and two special sessions now in the rear-view mirror, members of the Washington State Senate Majority Coalition Caucus have their sights set firmly on reforming the state’s transportation system. Listen to Senator Curtis King, R-Yakima, explain why these reforms are necessary, what they... Read More...
Keeping Washington moving forward, Senate passes transpo budget Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, and co-chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, today expressed his thanks and gratitude to members of the Senate and its staff after the unanimous passage of the Senate’s 2013-15 transportation budget proposal. King, along with co-chair Sen. Tracey Eide, D-Federal Way, and fellow budget writers Sen.... Read More...