Solving Northwest's Gridlock

Joel Connelly writes about urban sprawl and transit issues in the Pacific Northwest.

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April 15, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"...the people who are willing to vote for higher gas taxes are women, greens, young voters between 18 and 35, and the middle- to upper-income urban and suburban folks that Sims calls 'the lake vote.'Sims is blunt about the price of getting this vote. Public transportation -- stuff like buses, van pools, car pool lanes and park-and-ride lots -- must be a big part of any regional Puget Sound package that goes to voters along with the statewide plan."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: In The Northwest: It will take a balancing act to solve region's gridlock

Friday, April 12, 2002 in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Government / Politics United States

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