Washington’s I-985 would “open high-occupancy vehicle lanes to all traffic during specified hours, require traffic light synchronization, increase roadside assistance funding, and dedicate certain taxes, fines, tolls and other revenues to traffic-flow purposes.” (Washington State Voter Guide ballot text)
Our Content
- Overview/Initiative Text
- Analysis: Vote Yes Website
- Analysis: Vote No Website, Part 1 and Part 2
- Results
Supporting Organizations Include:
Opposing Organizations Include (as reported by NoOn985.org):
- 45th District Democrats
- American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington
- Association of Washington Cities
- Black Hills Audubon
- Boeing
- Eastside Audubon
- Environment Washington
- FUSE Washington
- Futurewise
- Greater Spokane Incorporated
- League of Education Voters
- League of Women Voters of Washington
- Microsoft
- Minority Executive Directors Coalition
- National Wildlife Federation
- No985.wordpress.com
- NPI/Permanent Defense
- SEIU Healthcare 775NW
- Sierra Club, Cascade Chapter
- Snohomish County Committee for Improved Transportation
- Spokane Chamber of Commerce
- Suburban Cities Association of King County
- Tahoma Audubon Society
- Transportation Choices Coalition
- Vancouver Audubon
- Washington Conservation Voters
- Washington Education Association
- Washington Environmental Council
- Washington Federation of State Employees
- Washington Fraternal Order of Police
- WashPIRG
- Washington Roundtable
- Washington State Council of Fire Fighters
- Washington State Labor Council
- Washington State PTA
- Washington Tax Fairness Coalition
Editorial Commentary
- Another No on I-985: Slick Audit Claims, Seattle PI, 23 October 2008
- Eyman’s I-985 invites road tragedies, Seattle PI, 26 October 2008
- Get smart: Say no to Initiative 985, Seattle Times, 5 October 2008
- I-985 Opposition peaking late, Seattle Times, 30 October 2008
- Initiative 985: No, tricityherald.com, 15 October 2008
- Initiative 985: Would It Help or Hurt Trafffic?, HeraldNet.com, 13 October 2008
