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GAO: When it comes to highways, all states now receive more funds than they contribute

Posted on October 24, 2011

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms that between 2005 and 2009, every state received more Federal-Aid Highway Program dollars than it contributed through the gas tax and other fees. This is …

Posted in NewsTagged federal funding, GAO, gas tax, user fees

GAO: When it comes to highways, all states now receive more funds than they contribute

Posted on October 24, 2011

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms that between 2005 and 2009, every state received more Federal-Aid Highway Program dollars than it contributed through the gas tax and other fees. This is …

Posted in NewsTagged federal funding, GAO, gas tax, user fees

“30/10″ Plan: The right track for transportation

Posted on October 24, 2011

According to Charles Chieppo of the Harvard Kennedy School, Los Angeles County appears eager to learn from mistakes made in transportation funding over the last twenty years — such as the Boston “Big Dig” highway …

Posted in NewsTagged bonds, federal funding, highways, LA County, revenue, sales tax, transit

As gas tax yields less revenue, renewed focus is placed on a mileage tax

Posted on October 10, 2011

Higher fuel efficiency standards and a weak economy have made the motor-fuel tax—the principal fundraiser for road costs in the US for 80 years—increasingly less viable. As better mileage becomes the norm in the American …

Posted in NewsTagged federal funding, fuel efficiency, funding, gas tax, revenue, states, VMT

As gas tax yields less revenue, renewed focus is placed on a mileage tax

Posted on October 10, 2011

Higher fuel efficiency standards and a weak economy have made the motor-fuel tax—the principal fundraiser for road costs in the US for 80 years—increasingly less viable. As better mileage becomes the norm in the American …

Posted in NewsTagged federal funding, fuel efficiency, funding, gas tax, revenue, states, VMT

Alaska “bridge to nowhere,” still on the table

Posted on October 10, 2011

Despite the hammering that it took in the 2008 election campaigns, the “bridge to nowhere” is still on the table, according to a recent Washington Post article. The bridge would connect Anchorage to a nearby …

Posted in NewsTagged AK, bridge, federal funding

From the Community of Practice: Washington State applies for Florida’s high-speed-rail funding.

Posted on April 12, 2011

Washington state applied for approximately $120 million in federal high-speed-rail stimulus money, part of $2.4 billion returned by Florida. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will use the money to continue improving and expanding …

Posted in NewsTagged COP, federal funding, FL, high speed rail, passenger rail, rail, stimulus, WA

The FREIGHT Act is back

Posted on March 23, 2011

Senators Lautenberg (NJ), Murray (WA), and Cantwell (WA) have reintroduced the Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation (FREIGHT) Act, which was originally introduced by Lautenberg during the 2010 session. As reported in …

Posted in NewsTagged federal funding, federal legislation, freight, infrastructure, investment

The Cost of Ending Rail Projects

Posted on December 6, 2010

New Jersey must pay $217 million after terminating a rail project, according to a Washington Post article.  

Posted in NewsTagged federal funding, NJ, rail
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