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WSDOT has spent over $234 million in constitutionally protected road funds to benefit transit, bike and pedestrian projects

By Mariya Frost

In the 2015 Connecting Washington transportation package, lawmakers included a provision that requires the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to “report annually on the amounts expended to benefit transit, bicycle, or pedestrian elements within Connecting Washington projects.” Though transit, bike and pedestrian projects are funded largely by driver fees deposite...