The TransTexas Corridor met its end by way of negative public reaction. Texas still needs to build more roads and improve current roads. So what’s happened since Trans Texas was proposed?
- From 2001 and 2012 Texas built more than 6,600 new highway miles, with and without tolls.
- More than any other state.
- it’s among
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Minnesota Transportation Funding Trends
Minnesota Governor, a Democrat, is proposing a package of transportation funding proposals:
- Increase the gas tax, which currently sits at 26 cents
- Add a local transportation funding sales tax to support local mass transportation projects
- Dedicating leased motor vehicle tax to statewide transportation needs
Lower Oil Prices Harm Transportation Funding? SMU Economist Says No
Bruce Bullock, director of Southern Methodist University’s Maguire Energy Institute, says oil prices will begin recovering in early 2015.
He predicts the value of a barrel should increase to $75. Additional increases will depend on global oil demands. Dallas Morning News
Michigan Sends Transportation Funding Proposal to Voters
Michigan passed new transportation funding mechanisms that will require voter approval. The proposal includes:
From Michigan Live:
- Convert existing 19-cent per gallon gasoline and 15-cent per gallon diesel taxes to a wholesale version. Gas taxes could top 41 cents by October 2015, but there would be no additional sales tax, and all resulting revenue would go to transpo…
Leach: 3 Transportation Funding Solutions & Bill to be Filed
Leach’s transportation funding solutions:
- “Stopping diversions from the State Mobility Fund
- Dedicating some of the motor vehicle sales tax to the State Highway Fund (SHF) and
- Dedicating a larger percentage of the general revenue to the state’s transportation fund.” Community Impact for Collin County
Leach’s soon to be filed transportation …
Collin County & City Leaders: Toll Lanes Are Our Current Solution to Transportation Funding
Explosive growth in North Texas has meant more strain on limited transportation funding.
Collin County transportation funding solutions are:
- Toll HOV lanes or new lanes on existing roadways
- Local residents oppose it, but it’s the only way to get additional funding until more state transportation funding happens
Collin County Officials Point to the Followign Transportation Funding Problems:
- “state budget dedicated to road funding h…
Carbon Fee Revenue Equal to Gas Tax Increase for Transportation Funding
Washington Governor Inslee proposes a carbon charge on the state’s industrial pollution as a method to fund transportation.
The carbon fee will generate $7 Billion over 12 years, and will generate revenue equal to raising the gas tax by 12 cents. AP via SeattlePi
Republican Iowa Governor: Yes to Transportation Funding from the Gas Tax
Iowa also has a transportation funding crisis. Governor Brandstad is looking for a bipartisan solution.
To get to the revenue levels Iowa needs, the following proposals fit the bill:
- 10 cent gas tax increase & index the gas tax to inflation
- “A “combination” tax that lowered the per-gallon tax to 16 cents and added a 5 percent sales tax on the retail price of fuel.”
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Dallas Regs for Ride Share
Ride sharing has new regulations in Dallas. The new requirements will take effect April 30th and include:
- Ridesharing companies must provide primary insurance.
- All vehicles must pass inspection.
- Drivers would be required to have:
- an operating permit,
- a valid driver’s license,
- limited traffic violations and
- must undergo background checks. [
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A Day in Ride Sharing: Sued by LA & SF, Portland Displeased, Investors Pleased
Ride sharing is the future. How ride sharing fits into regulations and laws on transportation services varies and generates a lot of news.
Ride sharing has dominated technology news this week:
- Investors Love Uber. TechCrunch reports Uber getting $1.2B in investments and is valued at over $40B [TechCrunch]
- Los Angeles and San Francisco District A…