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Lewis County Transit
Lewis County Transit, formerly Twin Transit, is a public transit system serving the cities of Centralia and Chehalis in Lewis County, Washington. It operates four local transit bus routes and two cross-county bus routes, along with options for Dial-A-Ride and paratransit. The agency was founded in 1976 and began operating on November 1, 1977. It was named Twin Transit until rebranding to Lewis County Transit in 2024. History Public transportation service in Lewis County was originally operated by private companies under city-granted franchises. The operating franchise for Centralia and Chehalis was held by the Tri-City Transit Company of Aberdeen until 1953, when it was acquired by the Twin City Transit Company. The company operated an hourly bus between Centralia and Chehalis, but had financial difficulties and proposed ceasing operations several times in the 1950s and 1960s. In January 1972, the Twin Transit Company planned to shut down but was ordered by the Washington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chehalis, Washington
Chehalis ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,439 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is located in the Chehalis valley and is split by Interstate 5 (I-5) and State Route 6. It is twinned with the bordering city of Centralia. The communities of Napavine and Newaukum lie directly south, with the town of Adna to the west. Due to the community's location on the Chehalis River, and the nearby confluences of the Newaukum and Skookumchuck rivers, the city has experienced several historic flooding events during its history. Incorporated in 1883, Chehalis was primarily a logging and railroad town, with a shift towards farming in the mid-20th century. The city has bolstered its economy in the 21st century with a focus in manufacturing and warehousing. Chehalis is home to the historic neighborhood of Claquato, the Chehalis–Centralia Airport, and the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds. The city has several disti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver ( ) is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington, located in Clark County, Washington, Clark County. Founded in 1825 and incorporated in 1857, Vancouver had a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Washington, fourth-most populous city in Washington State. Vancouver is the county seat of Clark County, Washington, Clark County and forms part of the Portland metropolitan area, Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area, the 25th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Originally established in 1825 around Fort Vancouver, a fur trading, fur-trading outpost, the city is located on the Washington–Oregon border along the Columbia River, directly north of Portland, Oregon, Portland. Etymology Vancouver shares its name with the larger city of Vancouver in southern British Columbia, Canada, approximately to the north. Both cities were named afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydrogen Station
A hydrogen infrastructure is the infrastructure of points of hydrogen production, truck and pipeline transport, and hydrogen stations for the distribution and sale of hydrogen fuel, and thus a crucial prerequisite before a successful commercialization of fuel cell technology. Hydrogen stations which are not situated near a hydrogen pipeline get supply via hydrogen tanks, Compressed hydrogen tube trailer, compressed hydrogen tube trailers, Liquid hydrogen trailer, liquid hydrogen trailers, liquid hydrogen tank trucks or dedicated onsite production. Pipelines are the cheapest way to move hydrogen over long distances compared to other options. Hydrogen gas piping is routine in large oil-refineries, because hydrogen is used to Hydrocracking, hydrocrack fuels from crude oil. The IEA recommends existing industrial ports be used for production and natural gas pipelines for transport, international co-operation and shipping. South Korea and Hydrogen highway (Japan), Japan, which as of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington State Route 6
State Route 6 (SR 6) is a long State highways in Washington, state highway in Pacific County, Washington, Pacific and Lewis County, Washington, Lewis counties in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The highway, which extends from U.S. Route 101 in Washington, U.S. Route 101 (US 101) in Raymond, Washington, Raymond east to Interstate 5 in Washington, Interstate 5 (I-5), co-signed with U.S. Route 12 in Washington, US 12, in Chehalis, Washington, Chehalis. Major communities located on the highway include Raymond, Pe Ell, Washington, Pe Ell, Adna, Washington, Adna and Chehalis. The first state highway that used the current route of SR 6 was State Road 19 (Washington), State Road 19, established in 1913. State Road 19 became State Road 12 (Washington 1923-1937), State Road 12 in 1923, which became Primary State Highway 12 (Washington), Primary State Highway 12 (PSH 12) in 1937. In 1964, PSH 12 became SR&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park-and-ride
A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system (rapid transit, light rail, or commuter rail), or carpool for the remainder of the journey. The vehicle is left in the parking lot during the day and retrieved when the owner returns. Park and rides are generally located in the suburbs of metropolitan areas or on the outer edges of large cities. A park and ride that only offers parking for meeting a carpool and not connections to public transport may also be called a park and pool. Park and ride is abbreviated as "P+R" on road signs in some countries, and is often styled as "Park & Ride" in marketing. Adoption In Sweden, a tax has been introduced on the benefit of free or cheap parking paid by an employer, if workers would otherwise have to pay. The tax has reduced the number of workers d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
The Volkswagen emissions scandal, sometimes known as Dieselgate or Emissionsgate, began in September 2015, when the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act to German automaker Volkswagen Group. The agency had found that Volkswagen had intentionally programmed turbocharged direct injection (TDI) diesel engines to activate their emissions controls only during laboratory emissions testing, which caused the vehicles' output to meet US standards during regulatory testing. However, the vehicles emitted up to 40 times more in real-world driving. Volkswagen deployed this software in about 11 million cars worldwide, including 500,000 in the United States, in model years 2009 through 2015. Background Introduction In 2013, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) commissioned the West Virginia University Center for Alternative Fuels Engines and Emissions (WVU CAFEE) to test on-road emissions of diese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
The Diesel Emissions Reduction ActPub.L. 111-364, or DERA (as it will be referred to for the remainder of this article), is a part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005Pub.L. 109-58. The law appropriated funds to federal and state loan programs to either rebuild diesel-powered vehicle engines to more stringent emission standards or install emission reduction systems, notify affected parties, and share the technological information with countries that have poor air quality standards.Energy Policy Act of 2005 Title VII, Subtitle G, Sections 791-797. August 8, 2005. Provisions National grant and loan programs The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was charged with distributing DERA's funds. 70% of these available funds are to provide grants and low-cost revolving loans. These loans are issued on a competitive basis to maximize reductions in diesel emissions in terms of the number of tons of pollution and emissions exposure. DERA highlights that areas with a dense population of fleet v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington State Department Of Transportation
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT or WashDOT, both ) is a governmental agency that constructs, maintains, and regulates the use of transportation infrastructure in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. Established in 1905, it is led by a secretary and overseen by the Governor of Washington, governor. WSDOT is responsible for more than 20,000 lane-miles of roadway, nearly 3,000 vehicular bridges and 524 other structures. This infrastructure includes rail lines, List of state highways in Washington, state highways, Washington State Ferries, state ferries (considered part of the highway system) and List of Washington state-owned airports, state airports. History Department of Highways WSDOT was founded as the Washington State Highway Board and the Washington State Highways Department on March 13, 1905, when then-governor Albert Mead signed a bill that allocated $110,000 to fund new roads that linked the state. The State Highway Board was managed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RiverCities Transit (Washington)
RiverCities Transit is a public transit system serving the cities of Longview and Kelso in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It was established in 1975 and originally named the Community Urban Bus Service (CUBS). RiverCities Transit was adopted as the system's new name in 2011. History The City of Longview began operating public transit service on June 16, 1975, following the temporary suspension of service provided by the privately-run Longview–Kelso Bus Company. The city government initially ran a single route through Longview and Kelso with seven daily trips; the Kelso city government also subsidized some costs for the trial until federal grants were obtained. The bus company sold its operations and equipment to the Longview city government in September. Longview and Kelso partnered with the Cowlitz County government to organize a public transportation benefit area in 1987, and a 0.1 percent sales tax to fund the bus system was approved by 77.3 percent of voter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport is the primary international airport serving Seattle and its surrounding metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington. It is in the city of SeaTac, which was named after the airport's nickname Sea–Tac, approximately south of downtown Seattle and north-northeast of downtown Tacoma. The airport is the busiest in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and is owned by the Port of Seattle. The entire airport covers an area of and has three parallel runways. It is the primary hub for Alaska Airlines, whose headquarters are near the airport. The airport is also a hub and international gateway for Delta Air Lines, which has expanded at the airport since 2011. , 31 airlines operate at Sea–Tac, serving 91 domestic and 28 international destinations in North America, Oceania, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Sea–Tac was developed in the 1940s to replace Boeing Field, which had been converted to military use during World W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intercity Transit
Intercity Transit is a public transportation agency organized as a municipal corporation in Thurston County, Washington, United States. It serves Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater, and Yelm and Lakewood: an area of approximately . It operates 19 bus routes, the Dial-A-Lift door-to-door service, a vanpool program, and specialized van programs. In FY 2024 the system had an annual ridership of 4,242,904, or about 11,688 daily boardings. Intercity Transit previously maintained a free shuttle route called Dash, which provided service between the Capitol Campus and downtown Olympia via Capitol Way. Dash ran every fifteen minutes on weekdays, every ten minutes on weekends, and was close to several public parking lots. However, this service was retired during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2009, the American Public Transportation Association gave Intercity Transit the America's Best Public Transportation System award for the mid-size category. Intercity Transit began a five-year zero-fare pil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington State Capitol
The Washington State Capitol (or "''Legislative Building")'' in Olympia is the home of the government of the state of Washington. It contains the chambers of the Washington State Legislature, offices for the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and state treasurer. It is part of a larger administrative campus including buildings for the Washington Supreme Court, the Washington Governor's Mansion, and many other state agencies. Olympia was chosen as the territorial capital in 1853 and a two-story building was constructed for use by the legislature beginning the following year. A permanent capitol building was planned following statehood in 1889, but construction stalled amid poor economic conditions. The state government moved to the existing county courthouse in Olympia in 1905, but it proved to be too small for the state's needs. Design of the permanent capitol resumed in 1911 and construction began the following year. The Legislative Building opened in 1928 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
