HB 2757 Would Make WSDOT Consider Transit Impacts

Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon

The State Environmental Protection Policy Act (SEPA) requires the Washington State Department of Transportation to consider the effects on traffic and parking in its impact statements before construction projects. Impacts to transit operations have not been something WSDOT is required to look at, but House Bill 2757, by Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D - Burien), would fix that oversight.

Three of the eight co-sponsors are Republicans (Dick Muri - Steilacoom, Drew Stokesbary - Auburn, and Teri Hickel - Federal Way).

The bill is scheduled for a hearing at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon in the House Committee on Environment.