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As feds OK funding, critical legislators move to block Nashville’s planned...
Opponents in the Tennessee legislature have put forward an amendment designed to stop Nashville’s bus rapid transit line, eliciting howls of protest over legislative intervention in a local project...
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When the trust fund goes bust: Report shows how much your states and city...
Unless Congress adds new revenue to the nation’s transportation trust fund, the federal government will be unable to commit to funding any new transportation projects, depriving states and localities...
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Crucial transportation projects could be halted if Congress fails to act
Barring congressional action, the nation’s transportation fund will be insolvent later this year and the federal government will be unable to commit to funding any new transportation projects next...
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Which highly anticipated transportation projects in your community would go...
Which highly anticipated transportation projects in your community would go back on the shelf next year? Will it be a bridge replacement years in the making? New buses to meet growing ridership? A...
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States already scaling back planned work for next year in anticipation of...
Congressional inaction on saving the nation’s transportation fund would have tangible impacts on projects planned for next year and beyond, forcing many long-awaited projects to halt indefinitely as...
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Part three: Crucial transportation projects could be halted if Congress fails...
Congressional inaction on saving the nation’s transportation fund would have tangible impacts on projects planned for next year and beyond, forcing many long-awaited projects to halt indefinitely as...
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Senators unveil bipartisan plan to rescue the federal transportation program...
Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Bob Corker (R-TN) today announced their bipartisan plan to raise the nation’s gas tax by 12 cents over two years to rescue the nation’s Highway Trust Fund, which is...
View ArticleFavorable responses and coverage for the bipartisan Senate plan to raise the...
As soon as Senators Murphy and Corker introduced their bipartisan plan yesterday to raise the gas tax by 12 cents, supportive statements starting flowing in and media outlets quickly picked up the...
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On C-SPAN, T4A’s Beth Osborne finds agreement with Heritage on HTF, walkability
Beth Osborne appearing on C-SPAN July 3, 2014. Click the image or here to watch the full video Our compatriot Beth Osborne engaged in a spirited discussion on gas taxes and the crashing highway trust...
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House proposes a trust fund Band-aid through May, 2015, with key differences...
House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI)A House proposal to shore up the transportation trust fund through May, 2015, is a good news, not-so-good news proposition. Late yesterday, House Ways and...
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Voters in two states consider measures to restrict funding to transportation...
Facing the uncertainty of stable federal transportation funding and often unwilling to raise their own taxes to fund transportation, some states have seized upon the idea of protecting their...
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15 issues to watch in ’15, Part I: Capitol Hill developments
Already, 2015 feels like it could be a big year for transportation, at the federal, state and local levels alike. As the year began, we thought it would be fun to identify 15 people, places and trends...
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15 issues to watch in ’15, Part II: Places
It’s a challenge to craft a list of only five states, regions and cities that have important or notable things happening this year. Whether states attempting to raise transportation revenue this year,...
View ArticleAs transit becomes ‘must-have economic development tool,’ will Congress help?
An excellent piece in the Washington Post this morning caught up to the topic we have been raising here for some time: Good transit service and walkable locations with nearby places to live, eat and...
View ArticleHouse proposes cuts to TIGER and transit construction, stable funding for...
The House Appropriations Committee introduced a Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) bill for fiscal 2016 that, as in years past, features heavy cuts to TIGER, New Starts and Amtrak....
View ArticleUPDATE: The House is voting to slash transportation programs local...
This evening, the House of Representatives is expected to begin debate and vote on their annual transportation funding bill. As it stands, the bill will make painful cuts to several important...
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House takes first step in process to keep the nation’s transportation fund...
For the first time since 2012, the House of Representatives held a hearing focused on funding the nation’s transportation system. Today’s hearing focused on the elephant in the room: how to adequately...
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Cities and towns could lose one of their best options for funding smart local...
The Senate Commerce Committee is marking up a version of a long-term transportation funding bill Wednesday morning with no authorization for the popular TIGER program, thus limiting the money available...
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Join us on Thursday for an inside look at transportation reauthorization in...
The current federal transportation bill will expire on July 31, 2015, with the nation’s transportation fund reaching insolvency near the same time. Join us Thursday for a public conversation about...
View ArticleWhat we’re watching: Senate Commerce Committee to mark up six-year...
[This blog post is cross-posted from Smart Growth America. – Ed.] Later today (Wednesday) the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is scheduled to mark up the Comprehensive...
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