- Implementation Strategies for Alternative Transportation Funding Methods
- Washington state’s transportation revenues are steadily declining against inflation. The state is dependent on fuel taxes and vehicle and driver fees for 80 percent of its direct transporta… More ›
- Washington State Ferries
- Washington State Ferries (WSF) lost a substantial portion of their revenue when the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) was repealed by the voters in 1999. Rising fares, declines in service and other fact… More ›
- Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
- The Turtle Mountain Reservation is home to more than 15,000 Chippewa Indians who, in spite of strong cultural assets and educational resources, suffer from high rates of poverty and unemployment, poor… More ›
- Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
- Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI) is the largest nonprofit organization in the United States focused on finding cures for the world’s most devastating infectious diseases. This Seattle-base… More ›
- The Washington State Farmworker Housing Trust
- Farmworkers have faced a shortage of decent, affordable housing since the Depression. Thirty percent of farmworker families live in severely substandard housing, and nearly 60 percent live in overcrow… More ›
- Tacoma Narrows Airport Negotiations
- The City of Tacoma owns and operates a municipal airport on the Gig Harbor Peninsula, an unincorporated area of Pierce County. For years, Tacoma and Pierce County were locked in a dispute over which… More ›
- Transportation Performance Audit Board
- In 2005, the Washington State Legislature directed the Transportation Performance Audit Board (TPAB) to recommend changes in state transportation goals and benchmarks of the Washington State Departmen… More ›
- Seattle Parks and the Associated Recreation Council
- The 30-year partnership among Seattle Parks and Recreation, its 37 nonprofit advisory councils and the Associated Recreation Council (ARC) has grown exponentially over time. From ensuring community-ba… More ›
- The Washington Families Fund
- Like every city in America, Seattle has struggled to address the needs of homeless women and children. In 2000, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation began working with Seattle to develop the Sound Fa… More ›
- Project Lift-Off
- In 2000, the City of Seattle created a visionary “Blueprint for Change” to help ensure success for children of every age. The city sought to engage a broad group of stakeholders and to create a public… More ›
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