Downtown Traffic Planning Committee v. Royer

—The Downtown Traffic Planning Committee (Committee), a voluntary association, and its members as individuals appeal from an order dismissing with prejudice their complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief. The Committee had filed suit against the mayor and city engineer of the City of Seattle (City) to forestall implementation of exclusive bus lanes in downtown Seattle until after the City had completed the environmental impact statement (EIS) process specified in the State Environmental Policy Act of 1971 (SEPA), RCW 43.21C. The sole issue on appeal is whether as a matter of law WAC…