Seattle and King County, Wash., want to block voted-in ballot initiative that would blow a half-billion-dollar hole in funding plans and delay city's light-rail system expansion.
Public transportation officials, emphasizing transit’s role in economic development, sustainability and natural-disaster response, are pushing back against a White House proposal to cut $2.4 billion out of the Dept. of Transportation budget, including phasing out capital grants and the TIGER program.
