I-985 qualifies
Secretary of State Sam Reed said Friday that Initiative 985, sponsored by initiative activist Tim Eyman, collected enough valid voter signatures to win a spot on the Nov. 4 general election ballot.Â
Of course, the article simply accepts the spin that I-985 is “designed to ease traffic congestion.” It’s not. It does a few things to reduce congestion. But it does some other things that are likely to increase rush-hour congestion, like shorten the hours that HOV lanes operate — which can actually reduce the number of trips that a highway can handle.
But mostly it just raids the state General Fund, transferring money from rural areas to pay for King County road and street projects.