{"id":7810,"date":"2024-02-01T16:04:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T00:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/nobles\/?p=7810"},"modified":"2024-02-01T16:04:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T00:04:39","slug":"nobles-bill-would-continue-program-to-improve-active-transportation-connectivity-in-overburdened-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/nobles\/2024\/02\/01\/nobles-bill-would-continue-program-to-improve-active-transportation-connectivity-in-overburdened-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Nobles bill would continue program to improve active transportation connectivity in overburdened communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">OLYMPIA \u2014 A bill to continue a statewide program to improve active transportation connectivity in overburdened communities was heard in the Senate Transportation Committee Thursday.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=6283&amp;Initiative=false&amp;Year=2023\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Senate Bill 6283<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, sponsored by Sen. T\u2019wina Nobles (D-Fircrest), would eliminate the expiration date for the Sandy Williams Connecting Communities Program, which is set to end in 2027. Williams, a Black community organizer and advocate, worked to address historic injustices created by highway projects in the mid-century. She led the effort to reconnect her Spokane neighborhood after Interstate 90 geographically split it in half.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cSandy dedicated her life to healing and uplifting Black communities in Spokane,\u201d Nobles said. \u201cBy getting rid of the expiration date, we can ensure her legacy lives on and continue to make a difference in our communities most in need.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Administered by the state Department of Transportation, the program was created as part of the Move Ahead Washington package in 2022 and allocated $50 million over five years to:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Repair transportation inequities by directing investments to environmentally overburdened, vulnerable, and underserved communities<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improve access to community destinations and services<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Provide contracting opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses and community-based organizations<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Follow the bill\u2019s progress <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=6283&amp;Initiative=false&amp;Year=2023\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2014 A bill to continue a statewide program to improve active transportation connectivity in overburdened communities was heard in the Senate Transportation Committee Thursday.\u00a0 Senate Bill 6283, sponsored by Sen. 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