• Tag Archives: Tolls

    TN MOVING STORIES: California Bullet Train Hits Borrowing Bump, Boston Faces Steep Fare Hikes, and the Rise of the Gondolas

    By Kate Hinds | Jan. 4 – 8:58 am

    An expert panel says California’s high-speed rail plan isn’t financially feasible, and the state must delay borrowing billions for it. Boston unveiled a proposal to...

    [0] Daily Email, TN Moving Stories

    Cashless Tolling In NYC – Not Yet, But Moving Toward It

    By Jim O'Grady | Dec. 20 – 2:05 pm

    (New York, NY – WNYC) If the NY MTA is on a ten-mile march toward cashless tolling on its nine bridges and crossings, it has,...

    [0] Air quality, Automobiles, Cities/Urban, Infrastructure, Money, Traffic

    Even in Austere Era, Mitt Romney Promises To Fund Roads, Bridges, and Rail (FULL AUDIO)

    By Andrea Bernstein | Dec. 16 – 2:17 pm

    Mitt Romney says he doesn’t like borrowing, but he’d do it for infrastructure. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Hudson, New Hampshire this week,...

    [5] Featured, Federal Government, Financing, Highways, Infrastructure, Money, Politics/Elections, Uncategorized

    Port Authority: No Transportation Funds Are Going to the World Trade Center

    By Kate Hinds | Dec. 8 – 5:54 pm

    The Port Authority didn’t mislead anyone last summer when it raised the specter of a large price tag for rebuilding the World Trade Center while...

    [1] Automobiles, Construction, Featured, Infrastructure, Money

    Lawsuit Challenging Port Authority Toll Increase in Court Thursday

    By Kate Hinds | Dec. 7 – 4:11 pm

    Thursday will be the first public court hearing in a lawsuit challenging the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s recent toll hikes. And...

    [0] Automobiles, Cities/Urban, Infrastructure, Local Government, Money, Politics/Elections

    NJ Lawmaker Calls for Probe of Port Authority Toll Hike

    By admin | Dec. 2 – 5:35 pm

    (New York, NY — Annmarie Fertoli, WNYC) A New Jersey lawmaker is calling on Governor Chris Christie’s office to investigate how the Port Authority handled...

    [1] Financing, Infrastructure, Local Government, Money, Politics/Elections, Uncategorized

    Washington Anti-Tolling Measure Narrowly Fails

    By Andrea Bernstein | Nov. 9 – 12:44 pm

    Voters in Washington State have narrowly rejected a measure to sharply limit the way tolls are spent in that state. According to the Washington State...

    [0] Automobiles, Financing, Infrastructure, Local Government, Money, Politics/Elections, Transit

    In Key Measure of How Voters Feel on Transpo Spending, Washington Voters To Decide On Tolls

    By Andrea Bernstein | Nov. 4 – 11:09 am

    2011 is a light year for transit and transportation ballot measures, but one in Washington State has transportation advocates nervous. And it’s a key bellwether...

    [1] Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Money, Politics/Elections, Transit, Uncategorized

    Mica’s Love-Hate Relationship with Infrastructure Finance

    By Matt Dellinger | Sep. 14 – 9:54 am

      It was only minutes after President Barack Obama delivered his jobs speech to a joint session of Congress last Thursday night that House Transportation...

    [3] Featured, Federal Government, Financing, Infrastructure, Politics/Elections, Privatization, Uncategorized

    Riders, Drivers Will Get To Sound Off On Proposed NY-NJ Port Authority Toll Hikes

    By Jim O'Grady | Aug. 15 – 5:11 pm

    (New York, NY – WNYC) The New York-New Jersey Port Authority will hold public hearings tomorrow on a proposal for steep toll and fare hikes...

    [1] Automobiles, Financing, Infrastructure, WNYC - New York City