London Investing £200m in Bus Priority Schemes
Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed more than 100 bus priority schemes will be in place in the capital by April 2016 thanks to a £200 million investment.
View ArticleWhy Texas is Spending So Much on Transportation
The recently passed federal highway bill (FAST) authorizes $305 billion over 5 years from a hodge podge of scraped together sources.
View ArticleState Could be Key for Nashville Transit Hopes
Two years after the Tennessee legislature helped derail Nashville’s proposal for a bus rapid transit line called the Amp, the future of mass transit in Middle Tennessee is again getting attention at...
View ArticleTN Lawmakers Propose Framework for Funding Transportation
Calling all private contractors, builders and investors: A handful of state lawmakers from Middle Tennessee want to let you help shoulder the costs to build public mass transit and infrastructure...
View ArticlePresident Hopes to Start Conversation with an Oil Tax
President Barack Obama is about to unveil an ambitious plan for a “21st century clean transportation system.” And he hopes to fund it with a tax on oil.
View ArticleCrowdfunding and Bond Markets to Change How Cities are Built
For someone who has devoted his life to helping cities, Jase Wilson MA ’08 grew up in a decidedly small town. Maryville, Missouri, has a population of 12,000 people, with civic life revolving around...
View ArticleFeds Threaten Local Funding Over Metro Safety
Federal officials are threatening to withhold transit funding from D.C., Maryland and Virginia unless they establish a new Metro safety oversight body by Feb. 9, 2017, according to letters sent by...
View ArticleDon’t Dismiss Obama’s Clean Transportation Plan
President Obama recently unveiled an ambitious new plan to pump $32 billion more annually into sustainable 21st century transportation infrastructure.
View ArticleThe President’s Proposed Transportation Spending
President Obama proposes spending $320 billion over the next ten years on a “clean transportation” plan in his final budget released on Tuesday.
View ArticleNew Starts Funding Report Released After President’s Budget
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today highlighted $3.5 billion recommended in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget to advance the construction or completion of 31 rail, bus rapid...
View ArticleBill Would Allow Taxation of Employee Wages
A bill in the Oregon Legislature would authorize TriMet and other transit agencies to double-dip on payrolls, collecting taxes from both employers and employees.
View ArticleNYMTA to Sell Green Bonds for Infrastructure Upgrades
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Feb. 17 will issue its first-ever “green” bonds to raise funds for infrastructure renewal projects at New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road and...
View ArticleNo State Money if Virginia Beach has Another Light Rail Vote
If Virginia Beach decides to have another public vote on light rail, it will be left with the consequences: no state money.
View ArticleAtlanta Mayor: No Money for MARTA? No Freeway Money
For Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, more money for MARTA is an all-or-nothing proposition. If the regional transit system can’t get half a penny of a proposed new penny sales tax across Fulton County, Reed...
View ArticleGreen Muni Bond Making Transportation Finance History
We’ve made tremendous strides up the high road to a clean energy economy over the past decade, thanks not just to new car performance standards and the Clean Power Plan but also to historic investments...
View ArticleNashville Officials Adopt $8.5B Transportation Plan
Regional elected and transportation officials adopted a 25-year transportation plan, Middle Tennessee Connected, that’s expected to cost $8.5 billion to cover infrastructure costs.
View ArticleGM Says Memphis Transit Agency Collapsing
The Memphis Area Transit Authority’s No. 9 bus, running about eight minutes late, rumbles north along Highland Street on a sunny afternoon carrying a half-dozen riders, including Wilmetta Crawford,...
View ArticleCBO: US Wastes Lots of Money on Highways
A good deal of the $46 billion the federal government pours into highway spending each year is going to waste, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report [PDF].
View Article$500M in TIGER Funding, Even After Program Doubts
Though the future of the program could be in doubt, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced yesterday that $500 million is now available for the best local projects in the next round of...
View ArticleAtlanta’s $85B Vision for 2040
The Atlanta Regional Commission has unveiled the final version of the “Atlanta Region’s Plan,” a vision for the city in 2040.
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