Calculation Between NYMTA Funding Deal
The weekend deal between New York City and the state over funding for Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital projects doesn’t necessarily mark a personal breakthrough between Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
View ArticleLarry Summers: Fixing Roads Would Pay for Themselves
There are many compelling arguments for increasing American infrastructure investment. Capital costs are exceptionally low.
View ArticleAmericans Willing to Pay More for Roads Says AAA Poll
Seventy percent of U.S. residents want Congress to increase the amount of money it spends on transportation projects, according to a new poll released on Tuesday by the AAA auto club.
View ArticleHouse Unveils New 6 Year Transpo Bill
The House is rolling out a bipartisan bill to spend up to $325 billion on transportation projects over the next six years as Congress scrambles to prevent an interruption in the nation’s infrastructure...
View ArticleChinese Firms Vie for California High Speed Rail Project
A team of Chinese firms, along with the Export-Import Bank of China, wants to build and finance a large part of California’s proposed 800-mile high-speed rail project.
View ArticleIs High Speed Rail Pitting Urban vs Rural?
Who’s gonna stop progress in its tracks, especially when it’s counted in the billions of dollars?
View ArticleWhy Washington Isn’t Going to Fix Your Streets
America’s transportation eyes are turning back to Washington, as the n-th temporary extension of the highway fund is about to expire.
View ArticleMiami Creates Mass Transit Trust Fund
The Miami area remains among the most congested in the nation, and drivers fed up with stop-and-go commutes want solutions. On Thursday, Miami city leaders took a step toward addressing the problem.
View Article100% Tax on Density Bonus in Mumbai Will Fund Metro
The proposed consolidated public transport fund will be used to finance all Metro projects across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and chiefly in the city, said Nitin Kareer, principal secretary of the...
View ArticleHouse Transportation Bill Spells Trouble for Transit
A provision in the House GOP’s new transportation bill threatens to upend how transit agencies fund major capital projects, delaying or killing efforts to expand and maintain rail and bus networks.
View ArticleMTA Capital Plan Slashes Funding for Second Ave Subway
In its first meeting since the city and state reached a funding agreement, the MTA board formally passed a five-year, $26.1 billion capital improvement program that’s about ten percent leaner that its...
View ArticleOslo Will Invest 500M in Bike Infrastructure
Oslo, the capital of Norway, is one of the fastest growing cities in Europe, and from this fall, the municipality is aiming for the title of bike city.
View ArticleTIGER Discretionary Grants Released
Project selections for the seventh round of DOT’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive grant program were announced on October 29, 2015. The Department will...
View ArticleWanted: Guide for the Use of Value Capture to Fund Transport
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a guide on the use of value capture for funding transportation system improvements, including...
View ArticleLawmakers Making Push for Second Avenue Funding
Mayor Bill de Blasio and about a dozen state and city lawmakers are putting pressure on the MTA to restore funding for the Second Avenue subway.
View ArticleRoad Spending Popular, But Effects Fleeting
It’s raining roads. By huge margins, voters Tuesday seized on every opportunity they had to give local and state officials authority to fix ailing highways and county roads.
View ArticleLocal Election Results in Transportation
There were several local ballot measures with big implications for streets and transportation yesterday, and results were all over the map. Here’s how three of the most notable votes turned out.
View ArticleHalf Cent Sales Tax Recommended for Tampa Transit
A Hillsborough County transportation board voted overwhelmingly Thursday to move forward with a sales tax referendum for transportation projects, but the measure faces an uncertain fate on the county...
View ArticleWhere Did New Revenue Come From in House Bill?
In the early morning hours on Thursday during negotiations over the House transportation bill, Rep. Neugebauer presented a fairly surprising amendment that tapped billions from a to-date unmentioned...
View ArticleHow Urbanists Became Highway Lobby’s Best Friend
I recently attended an Intelligence Squared US debate about raising the federal gas tax to fund infrastructure.
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