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Opinion: Transit ridership trends are dismal but regional plans are oblivious

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|Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Opinion: Transit ridership trends are dismal but regional plans are oblivious

Puget Sound transit passenger-miles fell 31% from 2015 to 2024 despite a half-million-resident population ...

Puget Sound transit passenger-miles fell 31% from 2015 to 2024 despite a half-million-resident population increase. ...

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
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Opinion: $2 trillion and no one aboard

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|Date: Monday, May 11, 2026

Opinion: $2 trillion and no one aboard

Randal O'Toole argues $2.1 trillion in federal transit subsidies has produced fewer riders per capita tha ...

Randal O'Toole argues $2.1 trillion in federal transit subsidies has produced fewer riders per capita than 60 years ago. ...

Monday, May 11, 2026
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Opinion: The ballooning cost of the I-5 bridge between Oregon and Washington is unjustified

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|Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Opinion: The ballooning cost of the I-5 bridge between Oregon and Washington is unjustified

Transit agencies saw ridership fall even as population grew, yet the proposed I-5 bridge replacement now ...

Transit agencies saw ridership fall even as population grew, yet the proposed I-5 bridge replacement now comes with a 240% higher price tag than first estimated. ...

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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Opinion: Transit agencies need accountability not increased state subsidy

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|Date: Friday, January 2, 2026

Opinion: Transit agencies need accountability not increased state subsidy

Charles Prestrud argues that Washington transit agencies face rising costs and declining ridership due to ...

Charles Prestrud argues that Washington transit agencies face rising costs and declining ridership due to governance structures that lack public accountability. ...

Friday, January 2, 2026
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An alternative to light rail

Posted by Paul Valencia
|Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025

An alternative to light rail

Kirk VanGelder, a local expert in automotive technology, believes autonomous vehicles will make light rai ...

Kirk VanGelder, a local expert in automotive technology, believes autonomous vehicles will make light rail obsolete and should be the focus of future transit investments. ...

Sunday, June 1, 2025
| by Paul Valencia

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As transit fares plummet, federal money increases 95 percent

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022

As transit fares plummet, federal money increases 95 percent

In 2019, transit agencies across the U.S. for all modes of transportation took in 32.3 cents in fares for ...

In 2019, transit agencies across the U.S. for all modes of transportation took in 32.3 cents in fares for every dollar they spent on operating costs. ...

Thursday, November 17, 2022
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Opinion: ‘Equity’ means less, not more transit subsidies

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|Date: Friday, July 22, 2022

Opinion: ‘Equity’ means less, not more transit subsidies

‘Telling low-income people to rely on transit while high-income people drive cars is also inequitable bec ...

‘Telling low-income people to rely on transit while high-income people drive cars is also inequitable because cars are so much more efficient.’ ...

Friday, July 22, 2022
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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