RTID

The RTID planning committee was truly inspiring. While the group’s plans fell through, we still value their efforts. As such, we’ve put together a history of the RTID’s team. We feel it’s important for you to understand the group’s efforts; that way, you can further appreciate what we want to accomplish at www.rtid.org.2002RTID legislation passedESSB 6140. RTID Planning Committee and Executive Board are created.2003Nickel package of statewide transportation projects passes in Legislature. Year of public outreach, public opinion research, privately funded polls, focus groups; Seattle Times runs series “You build It,” getting public input on how to shape the regional package. RTID preliminary project list revised to match options between 10 billion14 billion.2004Request made to Sound Transit to pursue joint ballot measure. Draft plan approved by Executive Board in April for 11.2 billion of road investments and 2 billion for light rail. Cost estimates validated by independent firm. No campaign funding support for fall 2004 ballot measure. Privately funded poll and analysis commissioned to determine what would need to change for a successful ballot measure.2005Legislative changes proposed in response to funding community concerns about revenue sources and project eligibility.Transportation Partnership Act passed by Legislature and signed into law. TPA provides boost to RTID capacity to complete projects. Voters reject effort to repeal TPA funding.RTID renews efforts to jointly work with Sound Transit and retools proposed projects based on new information about TPA contribution. Focus shifts to corridor analysis, reduced household impact, benefits analysis and project staging.2006Blueprint for Progress proposal developed to reflect scaled-back RTID package relying on only two revenue sources and focusing investment on priority corridors. Legislature makes most changes requested by RTID Executive Board. Integration with Sound Transit continues as Legislature also mandates a joint roads and transit ballot in 2007. RTID and Sound Transit Executive Committees meet on June 1 and launch joint regional effort.2007On November 6, 2007 the voters of Snohomish, King and Pierce Counties voted on Proposition 1, which included RTID Blueprint for Progress and SoundTransit Phase 2 plans. The measure was defeated.