Tag: jessyn farrell

May 17, 2017

Governor vetoes delayed rollout of distracted driving law: ‘We can’t wait that long’

In three months, it will finally be illegal to flip through Facebook or watch Netflix on your phone while driving a car in Washington State. Though Washington was among the first state’s to ban texting while driving, the state has been slow to update it’s laws to outlaw other mobile device uses as the technology…
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tagged: 2017 legislature, ann rivers, bob hasegawa, distracted driving, jay inslee, jessyn farrell
January 18, 2017

WA distracted driving law is written for flip phones, bipartisan bill would give it a vital update

Distracted driving is a rising cause of deaths and injuries in Washington State and across the world. But despite being one of the first states to ban texting while driving, Washington has failed to keep up with changing mobile use. The result is that it is currently legal to look at Facebook or binge episodes…
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tagged: 2017 legislature, ann rivers, distracted driving, hb 1371, jessyn farrell
February 5, 2015

Sound Transit wants to allow more time to find Northgate bike/walk bridge funds

The Northgate biking and walking bridge would connect North Seattle Community College and its surrounding neighborhood to Sound Transit’s planned light rail station on the opposite side of I-5. It would also provide a rare comfortable crossing of the wide freeway in the north end. But the project remains about $15 million underfunded, and existing…
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tagged: david frockt, gerry pollet, jessyn farrell, larry phillips, mike o’brien, northgate, northgate station, northgate station bridge, sally bagshaw, sound transit, tom rasmussen
December 22, 2014

Regional leaders ask for more time to find Northgate bike/walk bridge funding

A group of regional elected leaders, including two members of the Sound Transit Board — Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien and King County Councilmember Larry Phillips — have asked the agency to disregard the July 2015 funding deadline for the Northgate bike/walk bridge, Publicola reports. After the project failed to win a competitive TIGER grant…
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tagged: david frockt, gerry pollet, jessyn farrell, larry phillips, mike o’brien, northgate, northgate station, northgate station bridge, sally bagshaw, sound transit, tom rasmussen