The Politics of Road Money in NC (Public Policy Polling)
Monday, March 22, 2010
There’s something North Carolinians across party lines and in every part of the state agree on: they all think they’re getting the short end of the stick on money for roads. We find that 55% of voters think their area does not get […]
County officials heading to lobby in Raleigh (The Daily Reflector)
By JOSH HUMPHRIES
Monday, April 5, 2010
County officials will travel to Raleigh today to make a case for leaving the transportation funding process alone.
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners reached a consensus Monday to send county staff to a General Assembly committee meeting where legislators will take […]
Panel will explore road-money split (News and Observer)
Published Tue, Mar 09, 2010 03:52 AM
Modified Tue, Mar 09, 2010 05:28 AM
They snipped a red ribbon in Beaufort County a couple of weeks ago to celebrate the nearly finished U.S. 17 bypass around Chocowinity, a shrinking town with a pretty name.
The state Department of Transportation has […]
Road funds don’t follow population in N.C. (News and Observer)
Published Mon, Mar 29, 2010 05:02 AM
Modified Mon, Mar 29, 2010 05:16 AM
Raleigh drivers think they and their city are getting ripped off.
And they’re right. Sort of.
Raleigh commuters routinely idle in traffic snarls such as the Interstate 40 bottleneck in and out of Research Triangle […]
Money to move (News and Observer Editorial)
Published Thu, Apr 01, 2010 02:00 AM
Modified Thu, Apr 01, 2010 06:37 AM
Cities spawn traffic jams. There is a difference, though, between some modest rush-hour backups and the kind of intolerable congestion that can throw a region’s economy out of whack and generally make life miserable.
It’s not surprising […]
Nobody’s happy in road fund fight (News and Observer)
Published Wed, Apr 07, 2010 05:38 AM
Modified Fri, Apr 09, 2010 05:55 PM
Raleigh –Speakers from across North Carolina found little to like Tuesday in the “equity formula” used to distribute most state road-building money, but small-town advocates fretted that any change would make things worse for […]
N.C. lawmakers hear from public on road formula (AP)
Published Tue, Apr 13, 2010 04:05 AM
Modified Tue, Apr 13, 2010 07:34 AM
RALEIGH, N.C. Elected officials and transportation boosters are getting their say before North Carolina lawmakers over whether they should change the state’s often-maligned formula for road-building dollars.
The Legislature’s transportation oversight committee scheduled for Tuesday […]
Advocates of change — including a coalition of urban mayors — […]
Alternate Ways to Fund U.S. Transportation System (RAND Corporation)
Congress should take the opportunity provided by the pending reauthorization of the federal transportation bill to consider new ways to fund the U.S. transportation system, shifting from indirect fees such as fuel taxes to ones that charge drivers directly for the miles they travel, according to a […]
