Thursday, January 29, 2009

Democrats Suggest 'Green' Transportation Changes

Senate Democrats in Olympia yesterday detailed plans to combine “green jobs” with a renewed push for conservation and alternative sources of power.

On the transportation front, their proposals included adding electrical charging stations along I-5, reducing driving by encouraging insurance companies to offer insurance plans linked to miles driven, extend the state sales tax exemption on hybrid cars through June 30, and more.Here's the rest of the story.
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SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.

SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.