Transportation Funding
Who Should Pay for Transportation Infrastructure and Services?
The New York MTA this week approved reduced fares for low-income riders. According to blogger Steven Polzin, that decision might have unintended consequences. Asking users to pay for transportation is a complex proposition.
Revenue Projections Falling Short for Cincinnati's Streetcar
The city of Cincinnati is scrambling to cover the difference on a shortfall of funding from a voluntary tax incentive contribution agreement (VTICA) system set up to support the Cincinnati Bell Connector.
Atlanta Has Big Transit Plans
Atlanta needs federal funding to make its light rail and bus service dreams a reality, but it already has $2.5 billion in sales tax revenue to work with.
Effective Mobility Taxes Need Better Data
The District of Columbia is attempting to build a data-based model for the mix of public and "shared" transportation modes on its streets, but is still finding holes in the data necessary to build new policies.
A Dissenting Take on the Bay Area's Proposed $3 Bridge Toll Hike
Beware of transportation officials promising traffic reductions, according to this opinion piece.
Outcomes of the Federal Highway Program: Inequality and Polarization
It's a vicious cycle: highways enable white flight, establishing a power base for a political party opposed to urban transportation systems.
Washington State Passes a Package of Transportation Bills
Importantly, the Washington State Legislature also left a few bills on the cutting room floor.
D.C. Metro Could Get a Big Funding Boost from Virginia and Maryland
In some respects, D.C. Metro has been the poster child for dysfunctional transit systems in recent years, but the states of Virginia and Maryland are close to ensuring a new source of funding that could help stabilize the transit agency.
Poll Details Massachusetts Residents' Views on Transit
Massachusetts voters are pro-transportation investment, whether by cities or by the state.
$500 Million in TIGER Grants Awarded
They say the pendulum swings, and the TIGER grant funding pendulum has swung away from public transit.
Corrected: The Bell Tolls for the TIGER Grant Program
The Trump Administration signaled a desire to scrap a funding program that helped fund transit, pedestrian, and bike infrastructure. A new program likely focused on rural and toll roads could take its place.
Oregon Could Expand its Bike Tax
The state of Oregon is already tinkering with a bike tax it approved last year.
Major Battle Over Highway Project Funding Looms in North Texas
To ensure funding for the LBJ East, Texas Transportation Commission officials might take three other major highway projects off the table.
A Few Thoughts on Transportation Funding
Here are a few transportation-related facts that might have slipped through the cracks in the current political debate regarding infrastructure spending.
An Argument Against VMT Fees as Replacements for Gas Taxes
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) fees are a bad way to pay for roads, according to an article by Joe Cortright.
Connecticut Governor's Transportation Plan Raises New Revenue to Fund Road Projects
Tolls and gas taxes—that's how Connecticut Governor Daniel P. Malloy plans on raising revenue for the state's troubled Special Transportation Fund.
Survey Finds That Americans Favor More Taxes If Transportation Improves
Survey finds higher taxes and tolls have powerful support when revenues are guaranteed for infrastructure; public-private partnerships seen as part of solution
How NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Came to Support Congestion Pricing
Gov. Andrew Cuomo was not an early endorser of congestion pricing. Why the sudden embrace, particularly when Mayor Bill de Blasio is opposed? Turns out that electronic tolling technology, embraced by the MTA, appears to have moved the governor.
Congestion Pricing Could Be Fairer Than the Status Quo
A timely debate, as New York City debates a congestion pricing scheme proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and California looks for ways to reduce emissions from transportation.
Road Funding By Taxes, Tolls, and Fees, Broken Down by State
The Tax Foundation endeavors to provide a simple explanation of road funding.
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