RAMP 9/2 @ 8AM

 AGENDA  -  September 2, 2015

The Fabulich Center

3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

8:00     Welcome & Self-Introductions                                  

8:05     Pierce County Impacts of the State Transportation Package

            Jake Fey, State Representative - 27th LD, Transportation Committee Vice-Chair

8:35     Tacoma Roads Ballot Measures

            Marilyn Strickland, Mayor of Tacoma

8:50     Round Robin/Good of the Order

9:00     Closing Remarks & Adjourn 

RAMP is a regional coalition including business, labor, public and private organizations and citizens dedicated to improved mobility in the South Sound andWashington State.  Our mission is to ensure a healthy regional economy associated with the development of an effective, efficient transportation system and the resources to sustain it. RAMP is co-chaired by Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, Port of Tacoma Board Member Don Meyer and Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber President & CEO Tom Pierson.  

RAMP 2/4 @ 8AM

AGENDA  -  February 4

The Fabulich Center

3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

  

8:00     Welcome & Self-Introductions                                  

8:05     West Sound Alliance

            Jill Guernsey, Mayor, City of Gig Harbor

8:20     Governor’s Transportation Investment Package

            Matt Steuerwalt, Executive Director of Policy

            Charles Knutson, Senior Policy Advisor – Transportation and Land Use

8:45     Round Robin/Good of the Order

9:00     Closing Remarks & Adjourn

Next RAMP Meeting

March 4th, 2015

Fabulich Center; 3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

RAMP is a regional coalition including business, labor, public and private organizations and citizens dedicated to improved mobility in the South Sound and Washington State.  Our mission is to ensure a healthy regional economy associated with the development of an effective, efficient transportation system and the resources to sustain it. RAMP is co-chaired by Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, Port of Tacoma CEO John Wolfe and Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber President & CEO Tom Pierson

RAMP 1/7 @ 8AM

AGENDA  -  January 7

The Fabulich Center

3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

8:00     Welcome & Self-Introductions                                  

8:05     2015 State Legislative Session Preview

            State Senator Steve Conway, 29^th Legislative District

            State Senator Steve O’Ban, 28^th Legislative District

            State Representative Jake Fey, 27^th Legislative District

            State Representative J.T. Wilcox, 2^nd Legislative District

8:45     Round Robin/Good of the Order

9:00     Closing Remarks & Adjourn

Next RAMP Meeting

February 4th, 2015

Fabulich Center; 3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

RAMP is a regional coalition including business, labor, public and private organizations and citizens dedicated to improved mobility in the South Sound and Washington State.  Our mission is to ensure a healthy regional economy associated with the development of an effective, efficient transportation system and the resources to sustain it. RAMP is co-chaired by Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, Port of Tacoma CEO John Wolfe and Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber President & CEO Tom Pierson.

RAMP 7/2/14 @ 8AM

AGENDA  -  July 2, 2014

The Fabulich Center

3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

8:00     Welcome & Self-Introductions                                  

8:10     Sound Transit Long Range Planning Update
            Chelsea Levy, Government & Community Relations, Sound Transit

8:30     Washington Cost Driver Study

            Beth Redfield, Joint Transportation Committee

8:50     Round Robin/Good of the Order

9:00     Closing Remarks & Adjourn

Special July 9^th RAMP Meeting @ 8AM

Featuring         Janet Kavinoky, Exec. Dir. of Transportation & Infrastructure, U.S. Chamber
                        Federal Transportation Policy & Funding

                        Kendra Breiland, Fehr & Peers

                        Tacoma Transportation Master Plan

August 6^th RAMP Meeting @ 8AM

Featuring         WSDOT Update on Pierce County Projects

Congressman Smith’s Office on Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act

RAMP is a regional coalition including business, labor, public and private organizations and citizens dedicated to improved mobility in the South Sound and Washington State.  Our mission is to ensure a healthy regional economy associated with the development of an effective, efficient transportation system and the resources to sustain it. RAMP is co-chaired by Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, Port of Tacoma CEO John Wolfe and Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber President & CEO Tom Pierson. 

RAMP 1/8/14 @ 8AM

AGENDA  -  January 8, 2014

The Fabulich Center

3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

8:00     Welcome & Self-Introductions                                  

            Pat McCarthy, RAMP Co-Chair, Pierce County Executive

8:05     Maritime Goods Movement Act

            Sean Eagan, Government Affairs Director, Port of Tacoma

8:20     JBLM/I-5 Transportation Package Request

            John Caulfield, City Manager, City of Lakewood

8:40     RAMP Legislative Priorities

            Pat McCarthy, RAMP Co-Chair, Pierce County Executive

8:45     2014 Legislative Session Outlook

9:00     Closing Remarks & Adjourn

            Tom Pierson, RAMP Co-Chair, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber President & CEO         

Next RAMP Meeting

February 5, 2014
Fabulich Center; 3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

RAMP is a regional coalition including business, labor, public and private organizations and citizens dedicated to improved mobility in the South Sound and Washington State. Our mission is to ensure a healthy regional economy associated with the development of an effective, efficient transportation system and the resources to sustain it. RAMP is co-chaired by Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, Port of Tacoma CEO John Wolfe and Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber President & CEO Tom Pierson.

Senate Transportation Listening Session in Tacoma

Tomorrow, October 9th, the Washington State Senate will be hosting a listening session to hear the Tacoma-Pierce County's thoughts on transportation.

This past legislative session, RAMP partners clearly articulated the need for a transportation package in Olympia to finish uncompleted projects and maintain existing infrastructure.  This was clearly heard by the State House as the passed a transportation package out.  Unfortunately, the State Senate did not hear enough about the importance of critical transportation needs.

Tomorrow you can tell them.

Come urge the Senate Leadership to get the Transportation Revenue Funding Package approved in a November Special Session. This is too critical for our region for us not to be present. We cannot ignore the potential for 80,000 jobs.

State Senate Transportation Listening Session
October 9th, 2013
6:00pm-9:00pm

Evergreen Tacoma Campus
Lyceum Hall
1210 6th Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98405

Please feel free to email SR-167 Completion Coalition  Mike Welch if you plan to attend or have questions.

10/2 RAMP 8AM

 

AGENDA  -  October 2, 2013

The Fabulich Center

3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

 

8:00     Welcome & Self-Introductions                                  

            John Wolfe, RAMP Co-Chair, Port of Tacoma CEO

  

8:05     Transportation in Washington

            Lynn Peterson, Secretary of Transportation

            Washington State Department of Transportation

 

8:25     Q&A on Washington Transportation

 

8:45     Round Robin

     

9:00     Closing Remarks & Adjourn

            Tom Pierson, RAMP Co-Chair, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber President & CEO

 

Next RAMP Meeting

November 6^th, 2013

Fabulich Center; 3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

 

RAMP is a regional coalition including business, labor, public and private organizations and citizens dedicated to improved mobility in the South Sound and Washington State.  Our mission is to ensure a healthy regional economy associated with the development of an effective, efficient transportation system and the resources to sustain it. RAMP is co-chaired by Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, Port of Tacoma CEO John Wolfe and Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber President & CEO Tom Pierson. 

9/4 RAMP 8AM

AGENDA  -  September 4, 2013

The Fabulich Center

3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

8:00     Welcome & Self-Introductions                                  

            Tom Pierson, RAMP Co-Chair, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber President & CEO

8:05     Future of Transportation in the State Senate

            Senator Randi Becker, 2^nd District
            Senator Steve O’Ban, 28^th District

8:35     New Transportation Package

            Tom Pierson, RAMP Co-Chair, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber President & CEO         

8:45     Pierce Transit Updates

Justin Leighton, Pierce Transit

8:55     Round Robin

 

9:00     Closing Remarks & Adjourn

            Pat McCarthy, RAMP Co-Chair, Pierce County Executive

Next RAMP Meeting

October 2^nd, 2013
Fabulich Center; 3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

RAMP is a regional coalition including business, labor, public and private organizations and citizens dedicated to improved mobility in the South Sound and Washington State.  Our mission is to ensure a healthy regional economy associated with the development of an effective, efficient transportation system and the resources to sustain it. RAMP is co-chaired by Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, Port of Tacoma CEO John Wolfe and Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber President & CEO Tom Pierson. 

RAMP Legislative Priority Gains Big Support Across the State

Groups from across the State of Washington came together yesterday in a strong show of support for the proposed Transportation Investment Package.  Democrats, Republicans and leaders from business, labor, ports and local government were all represented at the rally in Olympia.

The event was emceed by the Mayor of Auburn, Pete Lewis, who introduced speakers including Governor Jay Inslee, Congressman Denny Heck, State Senator Tracy Eide, State Representative Judy Clibborn, State Representative Hans Zeiger and State Representative Dave Upthegrove.  Local government officials also spoke in support of the package, as did representatives from business, labor and local ports.

Congressman Heck summarized the theme of the rally when he stated, “We can’t let politics get in the way of this transportation package. Our state needs a modern infrastructure to compete in the 21st-century global economy. Thousands of family-wage jobs are at stake. The time to act is now.”

In taking a look at the crowd on the steps, Scott Mason President ILWU Local 23 observed that, “Usually you would see just labor, or business.  What I see here are all factions of our statewide economic base turning out to support a single idea; invest in our transportation system now or our State will be quickly outcompeted both domestically and worldwide in the movement of goods around the globe.  There are no more excuses – pass the Transportation Revenue Package this session.”

In Washington State, four out of every ten jobs are trade dependent. It’s for this reason that so many disparate groups came together today to show that there is no time to waste on modernizing our infrastructure for 21st-century global trade. Our leaders in Olympia must act now and vote to approve the Transportation Revenue Package.

Transportation Funding Rally May 20, 2013 Media Coverage

Thursday, May 16:
Business Examiner - http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/May-2013/Pierce-Chamber-to-join-transportation-package-rally/

Seattle Times (Editorial) - http://seattletimes.com/html/editorials/2021001198_edittransportationxml.html

Sunday, May 19:
News Tribune - http://m.thenewstribune.com/newstrib/db_108680/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=1OB7kY3l

Monday, May 20:
News Tribune - http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2013/05/20/morning-update-special-session-day-8-2/

Business Examiner - http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/May-2013/Capital-steps-rally-backs-Transport-funding/

Seattle Times - http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021023827_apwaxgrtransportationrally3rdldwritethru.html?prmid=obinsource

KING 5 - http://www.king5.com/news/politics/Despite-rally-for-transportation-package-I-5-bridge-remains-a-concern-208231511.html

KIRO 7:
• http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/legislative/inslee-speaks-at-transportation-revenue-rally/nXxTb/
• http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/washington/inslee-speaks-at-transportation-revenue-rally/psLLb/
• http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/washington/inslee-speaks-at-transportation-revenue-rally/psLLd/
• http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/washington/inslee-speaks-at-transportation-revenue-rally/psLLX/
• http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/washington/inslee-speaks-at-transportation-revenue-rally/psLLY/
• http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/washington/inslee-speaks-at-transportation-revenue-rally/psLLZ/
• http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/washington/inslee-speaks-at-transportation-revenue-rally/psLLc/

Q13 Fox - http://q13fox.com/2013/05/20/inslee-if-you-want-roads-bridges-repaired-raise-the-gas-tax/#axzz2TwukLMVR

Kitsap Sun -  http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/may/20/inslee-speaks-at-transportation-revenue-rally/#axzz2Twtnxz6E

Wenatchee World Online - http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/may/20/inslee-signs-87-billion-transportation-budget/

Spokesman Review -http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/spincontrol/2013/may/20/inslee-vetoes-part-transportation-budget/

Westport News - http://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Inslee-signs-transportation-budget-4532425.php

167 Goes All the Way to Washington, D.C.

Momentum continues to build in support of completing State Route 167 as a Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce delegation visited policymakers in the other Washington last week.

Chamber members met with numerous officials, including several members of Congress such as Congressmen Dave Reichert, Adam Smith, and Denny Heck, as well as Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell. During the trip Chamber members and policymakers discussed the significance of completing SR 167 on a local, state, and national level.

For more on information on the trip or the project, visit the Port of Tacoma’s blog.

RAMP 1/2 @ 8AM

Agenda 1/2/13

The Fabulich Center

3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

8:00     Welcome & Self-Introductions                                  

            Tom Pierson, Co-Chair, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber              

8:05     State Legislative Outlook on Transportation

            Bruce Dammeier, 25^th District State Senator

            Laurie Jinkins, 27^th District State Legislator

            Hans Zeiger, 25^th District State Legislator

8:45     Round Robin

 

9:00     Closing Remarks & Adjourn

             Pat McCarthy, Co-Chair, Pierce County

Next RAMP Meeting

Wednesday, February 6th – Details TBD

 

RAMP is a regional coalition including business, labor, public and private organizations and citizens dedicated to improved mobility in the South Sound and Washington State. Our mission is to ensure a healthy regional economy associated with the development of an effective, efficient transportation system and the resources to sustain it. RAMP is co-chaired by Pierce CountyExecutive Pat McCarthy, Port of Tacoma CEO John Wolfe and Tacoma-Pierce CountyChamber President & CEO Tom Pierson.

RAMP 10/3 @ 8AM

Agenda 10/3/12

The Fabulich Center

3600 Port of Tacoma Road; 98424

Part I: Candidate Denny Heck

8:00     Welcome, Self-Introductions & RAMP Priorities             

            Pat McCarthy, Co-Chair, Pierce County Executive

8:05     The Future of Transportation in the South Puget Sound Region

            Denny Heck, Candidate for Congress, 10^th CD

8:15     Candidate Heck Q&A

            Pat McCarthy, Co-Chair, Pierce County Executive

Part II: Candidate Dick Muri

8:30     Welcome, Self-Introductions & RAMP Priorities             

            Pat McCarthy, Co-Chair, Pierce County

8:35     The Future of Transportation in the South Puget Sound Region

            Dick Muri, Candidate for Congress, 10^th CD

8:45     Candidate Muri Q&A

            Pat McCarthy, Co-Chair, Pierce County Executive

9:00     Closing Remarks & Adjourn

            Pat McCarthy, Co-Chair, Pierce County Executive

           

Next RAMP Meeting

Wednesday, November 7^th - 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. – The Fabulich Center

Topic: Legislative Agenda

RAMP is a regional coalition including business, labor, public and private organizations and citizens dedicated to improved mobility in the South Sound and Washington State.  Our mission is to ensure a healthy regional economy associated with the development of an effective, efficient transportation system and the resources to sustain it. RAMP is co-chaired by Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, Port of Tacoma CEO John Wolfe and Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber President & CEO Tom Pierson.