January 30, 2019

Winter AAWA Newsletter Available

The Fourth Quarter 2018 newsletter from All Aboard Washington is available at https://www.aawa.us/about/newsletters/fourth-quarter-2018/ online and as a printable PDF.

It features articles about:

AAWA’s participation in the NO on Tim Eyman's I-976 campaign
our work on improving intermodal connections between Amtrak Cascades and local transit
the Amtrak info board problems at Tukwila Station
a review of a book discussing lessons on transportation planning, from someone who’s done it
a sneak peek at AAWA’s new website
a Cascades trip to Vancouver for the New Year
upcoming events

Print copies of this newsletter will be sent out to our members shortly. And we’re already working on the next one, so keep your eyes out for it!

Thanks for supporting passenger trains in the Pacific Northwest and we hope you enjoy our latest publication.

Patrick Carnahan
AAWA Newsletter Editor

AAWA's New Logo

March 1, 2019

Why is AAWA changing its logo? AAWA is completing several important materials, including the new website and one-page summaries of our organization and policy requests for Olympia. As part of this, we must have a strong brand identity that builds recognition of AAWA among our stakeholders while ensuring we are seen and heard consistently....

Winter AAWA Newsletter Available

January 30, 2019

The Fourth Quarter 2018 newsletter from All Aboard Washington is available at https://www.aawa.us/about/newsletters/fourth-quarter-2018/ online and as a printable PDF....

All Aboard Washington Joins Coalition to Oppose I-976

January 15, 2019

On January 3, representatives of All Aboard Washington stood on the steps of the Washington State Capitol, outside the Secretary of State's Office, to protest Tim Eyman's latest initiative I-976. I-976 would cap annual vehicle registration fees at $30, roll back vehicle weight fees set by the Legislature and repeal voter-approved car tab taxes to pay for Sound Transit 3, the $34 billion expansion designed to take light rail from Everett to Tacoma, to West Seattle and Ballard, and east to Redmond. Worst of all for for us, Amtrak Cascades and freight mobility projects would be gutted. Dozens of cities would lose money for road resurfacing and maintenance....

All Aboard Washington's Fall Newsletter Is Online Now!

December 4, 2018

We have lots of news to share, so please check out the latest issue of Washington Rail News at https://aawa.us/about/past-newsletters/third-quarter-2018/ If you have a print subscription, it will be arriving next week. Editor Patrick Carnahan has news updates affecting rail passengers in Washington state and around the country, as well updates on what's happening with AAWA's advocacy efforts, and a list of upcoming events....