Advocates push Washington lawmakers to spend more on transit, pedestrian projects By Michelle Baruchman, The Seattle Times Published: April 23, 2021, 10:30am Share: The bus stop near Paul Tabayoyon’s home in Yakima has no designated sidewalk or bench. So he waits in a neighbor’s yard or on the street when catching a ride. That’s felt dangerous for Tabayoyon, who became disabled from a back injury and relied on transit to get around between 2015 and 2018. He has slowly recovered and now borrows a family member’s car. But during the time of his disability, taking transit was an uphill battle — sometimes literally.