Category Archives: activism

High Speed Rail Activism. Regional Planning Committee.

Which regional planning committee meeting is drawing the attention of activists? An Ellis County Sub Regional Planning Commission (“391 commission”) on Thursday November 19th at the Ennis National Bank Event Center

What issue is the regional planning committee hearing? High speed rail

Which activists are engergizing their base? Texas TURF &  Texans Against High-Speed Rail

 

6 Poll Results on Support of Transportation Funding

AAA released its polling information on transportation funding this week showing huge support for transportation funding:

  • 70% think the federal government should invest more than it does now for roads, bridges and mass transit systems
  • 91% think it important to conduct routine maintenance and repair of roads and bridges, such as fixing potholes, repaving roads, etc.: 
  • 70% rate it important to expand public and shared transportation, such as busses, commuter rail and support for…

4 Transportation Reform Ideas via Empower Texas

Empower Texas has a litany of transportation reform ideas:

  • Before more funds, restrict the impact of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) to undermine sound policy
    • The problems with MPOs:
      • MPOs are federally mandated
      • Federal government is allowed to indirectly control transportation
      • They are composed of “bureaucrats from transit agencies, toll authorities and TxDOT”
      • MPOs “can hold TxDOT funds hostage”

      • …

Transportation Funding Reforms Empower Texas Style

How would Empower Texas improve transportation funding? By doing this:

  • reduce motor fuels sales tax diversions, which will trigger:
    • eliminating non-essential programs and agencies
    • dedicating future revenue streams to transportation
    • reforming the budgeting process to prioritize core conservative principles
    • enacting stricter spending growth limits
  • extend 2014’s Prop 1 spending restrictions to ALL STATE FUNDS for use…