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State ferry fares to rise this fall, and even more next fall The 2.5% hike in each of the next two years will apply to everyone: drivers, bikers and walkers. Aug 11, 2021By Jerry Cornfield jcornfield@soundpublishing.comNorthwestEdmondsTransportationWhidbey Island Democrats weigh marriage of cap-and-trade with gas tax hike As wrangling over climate change policy continues, a major transportation package is pronounced dead. Apr 23, 2021By Jerry Cornfield jcornfield@soundpublishing.comNorthwestEnvironmentTransportation Do Washington drivers need to learn the zipper merge? Legislators propose requiring zipper merge instruction in drivers education and in license test. Feb 28, 2021by Ben WatanabeNewsNorthwestTransportation State Supreme Court strikes down $30 car-tab initiativeJustices unanimously agreed that voter-approved Initiative 976 is unconstitutional. Oct 15, 2020By Jerry Cornfield jcornfield@soundpublishing.comNewsNorthwestEverettLynnwoodTransportation TransportationSound Transit faces $240 million class-action lawsuitAn Auburn lawmaker has organized a suit that claims the new car tab taxes are unconstitutional. Jun 7, 2018by Josh KeletyNewsSound TransitTransportation [flipp]