Allowing certain private transportation providers to use certain public transportation facilities.
Summary
Authorizes the Washington State Department of Transportation (Department) and local jurisdictions to reserve all or any portion of a highway or roadway for the exclusive or preferential use of certain private transportation provider vehicles.
Requires, except in limited circumstances, certain private transportation provider vehicles to be permitted to use high occupancy vehicle lanes and lanes reserved for public transportation.
Permits certain private transportation provider vehicles to use the left-hand lane of certain limited access roads.
Requires transit agencies that receive state funding for park and rides to make reasonable accommodations for certain private transportation providers unless the facility is at or exceeds 90 percent capacity during off-peak hours.
Requires the Department and local authorities, when designing portions of roadways intended for the exclusive or preferential use of public transportation, to consider whether the design will safely accommodate certain private transportation provider vehicles.
From the Substitute House Bill Analysis 2010 (SSB 6570), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not passDid not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House