Is Georgia Ready to Leave its Anti-Transit Past?
Talk like that has been a long time coming. But as House Speaker David Ralston noted in a pre-legislative breakfast speech this morning sponsored by PolicyBest, new facts and new data had better lead...
View ArticleA Highway Bill We Will Come to Regret?
Credit where it’s due: After 10 years, much haggling and several dozen failed attempts, Congress now looks likely to pass a long-term highway bill.
View ArticleReport Makes the Case for King of Prussia Rail Line
“How many of you took transit to get here?” SEPTA Deputy General Manager Rich Burnfield asked the standing-room-only crowd that came out Thursday morning to attend the Economy League of Greater...
View ArticleA Transportation Bill a Decade in the Making
Congress is likely to pass its first major transportation bill in a decade, after House and Senate negotiators brought out a five-year, $305 billion package late Tuesday. The so-called FAST Act...
View ArticleBest and Worst of the 5 Year Transportation Bill
Smart people are wading through the 1,300-page transportation bill that came out of conference committee earlier this week, and we’re starting to get a clearer sense of how it will change federal...
View ArticleNashville Planners Propose $1.2B for Transit in 25 Years
As Nashville’s transit agencies plot project alternatives for a broad transportation network, the region’s major planning body intends to pony up a considerable funding during the next two plus decades...
View ArticleNeed for a Statewide Commitment to Urban and Rural Transportation
Minnesota’s transportation system connects us as a state — literally. Without roads, bridges, transit systems, railroads, waterways and airports, we simply wouldn’t have a state economy.
View ArticleWhat Went Wrong with Boston’s Green Line Extension
Last week, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority abruptly cut ties with four contractors working on the 4.7-mile Green Line extension to Somerville and Medford, outside Boston. The...
View ArticleAtlanta Mayor Reed Speaks Up on MARTA Funding
There’s been a lot of big talk surrounding new proposals for MARTA rail expansions over the course of the year. Some highlights/lowlights include: “$8 billon project,” “not in my city,” “bunch of...
View ArticleCities, Developers Want More Green Line Specifics
State transportation officials are making it increasingly clear that local governments and developers will have to kick in significant money if they want the long-awaited Green Line extension to go...
View ArticleThere Won’t be Enough Money for Our Infrastructure
All across America local governments have become dependent on state and federal transfer funds to pay for things that used to be covered by local revenue.
View ArticleLong Distance Passes Offset Metro Losses
Washington area traffic is bad enough and downtown parking is costly enough that Metro can raise fares and still keep enough riders to make more money overall, even if some riders abandon a more...
View ArticleBikeshare Programs Could Soon Get Federal Monies
Federal law doesn’t define bikeshare programs as public transportation, which means they aren’t eligible for the sustained funding that most transit is. If a new bill becomes a law, that would change.
View ArticleHow Does Southern Nevada Pay for New Transit?
Building 1 mile of light rail costs from $25 million to more than $100 million, depending on whether it’s built above, at or below ground level. That means constructing a 10-mile light rail system...
View Article300 Virginia Transpo Projects Scored in Prioritization Process
Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Virginia’s new data-driven prioritization process scored nearly 300 transportation projects proposed by localities and regional planning bodies across the...
View Article300 Virginia Transpo Projects Scored in Prioritization Process
Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Virginia’s new data-driven prioritization process scored nearly 300 transportation projects proposed by localities and regional planning bodies across the...
View ArticleCalifornia LAO Says Cap and Trade Shouldn’t be as Restricted
California lawmakers should have more flexibility to spend billions of dollars collected through the state’s landmark cap-and-trade system designed to combat climate change, analysists recommended...
View ArticleFalling Gas Prices Push Major Cuts in Transportation Funding
The timing seems less than coincidental, announcing a cut in transportation funding days after announcing a pilot program to study road users’ fees–but the message is just as stark.
View ArticleCan Cuomo be a Less Toxic Robert Moses?
Governor Andrew Cuomo has pledged to stay in office “as long as the people will have me,” but even that may not be long enough to cut the ribbons on all the megagoodies he’s promised.
View ArticleBefore Disbanding, Central Corridor Collaborative Shares Insights
The Central Corridor Funders Collaborative is disbanding this year after nine years of encouraging transit-oriented development, tracking growth and helping small businesses along the Green Line light...
View Article