Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Do all roads to Century City’s future lead to more traffic? (L.A. Times) Very interesting story — easily could have been longer and there’s some [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Congress detours from common sense on the Highway Trust Fund (Washington Post) The editorial takes a dim view of lack of efforts to keep the [continue reading]
The federal gas tax of 18.4 cents per gallon was last increased in 1993; it funds road and highway programs — and also provides funding for federal mass transit programs. To put it lightly, Metro relies on federal dollars in order to build new projects and ongoing maintenance, among other [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Shock therapy for a declining gas tax (The Planning Report) [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Republicans look to give federal transportation funds to states (The Hill) The Hill’s federal legislation blog reports that Republicans in the House [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fDzZaNAT8A[/youtube] The federal gas tax — 18 cents per gallon — is due to expire at the end of September. If it vanishes — as some politicians would like — a lot of federal funding for transportation (and Metro) goes with it. The above video helps explain the gas tax [continue reading]
In advance of the 900-person Mobility 21 Summit next week, we asked M21 executive director Marnie O’Brien Primmer to speak to us about transportation and traffic in Southern California. The Summit is a gathering of Southern California leaders who meet annually to create solutions to our mobility problems. Primmer’s responses follow. Though most transit riders have not [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Transit investment falloff hurts business (Railway Age) A study released Wednesday by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) says 74 percent of private sector [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. The clear case for the gas tax (New York Times) The NYT’s editorial board argues: A) the federal 18-cent-per-gallon gas tax should [continue reading]
Nice graphic from Metro staff showing that business leaders across the country are supporting America Fast Forward, the federal legislation that would allow Metro and other transit agencies to use federal loans and financing to speed up construction of big projects. If Metro can persuade Congress to adopt the [continue reading]
