• Tag Archives: Gas Tax

    TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo Bill a “Legislative Train Wreck,” California Restores School Bus Funds, NJ Pols Want To Rein In Port Authority

    Yesterday’s markup of the surface transportation bill lasted 18 hours, prompting one Congresswoman to say “this has been the worst day of my life.” Not...

    TN MOVING STORIES: California Bullet Train Cost Estimate Doubles, Atlanta Tries Downtown Transit Hub Again, and Honda Cuts Production

    The cost of California’s high-speed rail project has jumped to $98.5 billion, and won’t be completed until 2033. The president’s infrastructure bank proposal comes up...

    TN MOVING STORIES: NYC Mayor Backing #7 Subway to Secaucus Plan, BP Profits Triple, BRT to Michigan?

    The new Tappan Zee will be built by 2017, but many are unhappy about the no-transit design. Staten Island will get real-time bus info by...

    Mica: No More FAA Shutdowns

    (Orlando- WMFE) Central Florida Congressman John Mica wants to pass a four-year aviation re-authorization bill by January.  But to come to an agreement,  he doesn’t...

    TN Moving Stories: NYC’s MetroCard Error Rate Is 20%, and Federal Way’s Mayor Asks: Where is the Transportation Equity?

    Boston cabbies, resistant to accepting credit cards because of a processing fee, might be placated by taxi payment smartphone apps. (WBUR) The New York Daily...

    Should EV Owners Pay a Gas Tax Anyway?

    (Alex Goldmark, Transportation Nation) Washington State is looking to levy a special tax on eco-conscious car owners. Road maintenance is typically funded by a gas...

    TN Moving Stories: Cuomo Talks MTA Payroll Tax, and Pregnancy May Have Its (Parking) Privileges

    In Miami, a parking garage so beautiful, people get married there.  What can THIS mean for the future of driving?   And of public space?...

    Republicans Say Highway Trust Fund Won’t Be Raided

    [UPDATED: With added quotes.] (Washington, D.C. — Todd Zwillich, Transportation Nation) Republicans in the House of Representatives say they’ve been reassured by their newly-empowered leadership...

    Interview: Senator Max Baucus on Transportation, Deficit, Rural Issues

    Senator Max Baucus (Dem. Montana) spoke with Jackie Yamanaka of Yellowstone Public Radio on Thursday. The Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee discussed his role...

    TN Moving Stories: Boston’s First Solar-Powered Transit Station Breaks Ground, and: Are NYC’s Subway Pickpockets Dying Out?

    Attorney, labor mediator–and transit activist–Theodore Kheel died Friday; he founded a group called “Nurture New York’s Nature” that supported making mass transit entirely free. Massachusetts...