The House Ways and Means Committee voted to to remove funding for transit from the highway trust fund by a 20 to 17 vote. The vote was mostly along party lines, with two Republicans voting against it. In his opening statement, House Ways and Means Committee Chair David Camp (R-MI) said: “The Congressional Budget Office…
(Houston, TX — Gail Delaughter, KUHF) Business leaders gathered in Houston this week to look at ways to position the region as the “Gateway to North America.” Harris County’s International Trade and Transportation Conference focused on how goods are transported from the Port of Houston by truck and rail, and what needs to be done…
It’s not just the advocates who hate the new transpo bill. So does Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a former Republican Congressman from Illinois. “This is the most partisan transportation bill that I have ever seen,” LaHood told Politico. “And it also is the most anti-safety bill I have ever seen. It hollows out our No….
A House committee defeated an attempt to mandate federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure Thursday morning. As TN reported earlier this week, the House wants to eliminate so-called transportation “enhancements” that require states to spend up to 10% of surface transportation money on non-highway projects like bike paths or beautification projects. At least two…
The reviews are in on the House transportation bill: “It’s like funding a quit-smoking program by lowering the smoking age to generate more revenue from cigarette taxes.” (USPIRG statement) “It would reverse all the progress we have made in the past 20 years…horrible.” (League of American Bicyclists) “This bill is less about creating jobs and…
A Princeton professor emeritus and author of a book on the Port Authority says Governor Chris Christie’s hiring recommendations at the Port Authority far outpace his predecessor’s patronage hires. Jameson Doig, author of “Empire on the Hudson,” is speaking up after the Bergen Record published the names of some 50 employees, from executives to a…
(Orlando, Fla.) Congressman John Mica says he will unveil next Tuesday a major five-year transportation bill to allow more public private partnerships to expand the capacity of Interstate Highways. Locally Mica, who Chairs the U.S. House Transportation Committee, says that means creating new tolled lanes on Interstate 4. ”What I’d like to do is double the …
Rutgers University has scored a $3.5-million dollar grant from the US Department of Transportation. The school’s Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) was one of 22 University Transportation Centers to get the federal grants this year, down from 60 institutions that received grants last year. CAIT’s Associate Director of Marketing and Communications, Allison Thomas,…
(Orlando, WMFE) The controversial $1.6 billion dollar Wekiva Parkway project moved ahead Tuesday in Orlando as the regional planning body Metro-Plan Orlando approved a funding proposal for the 25-mile long roadway. Only two commissioners voted against the funding plan. Osceola County Commissioner and Metro-plan board member John Quinones cited concerns about costs as his reason…
UPDATED Well, the numbers are out, and the Governor is proposing the New York MTA get $251 million to plug what its losing from the payroll tax the Governor cut last year. However, while there are no cuts, the MTA’s budget remains flat, even as ridership is increasing. Which means, the authority still has a…
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