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Below are a list of the cities and MPOs thus far that have pass a resolution in support of evaluating and revising the State’s Transportation Equity […]
Perdue’s chief of staff leaving (News and Observer)
Zach Ambrose, Gov. Bev Perdue’s chief of staff, is leaving her administration.
Ambrose has worked for Perdue since 2005 when she was lieutenant governor. He ran her gubernatorial campaign, was a key leader of her transition team and has run her office for the first year in which the […]
Wilson resigns from DOT board (News and Observer)
Lanny Wilson, the fundraiser and developer who was once on the short list to run the state transportation department, has resigned his position on the transportation board.
Wilson, a Wilmington developer, was a key money man for the campaigns of former Gov. Mike Easley and Gov. Bev Perdue. He […]
No commitment from President Obama on $500 billion transportation bill (The Hill)
President Barack Obama has yet to back a $500 billion transportation bill that Democrats plan to move early this year.
During a closed-door session with the entire House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), the chief sponsor of the transportation reauthorization measure, pressed Obama […]
City of Raleigh Partners in the Development of a Roof-Top Solar Array (NCSEA)
The City of Raleigh has partnered with Progress Energy and Carolina Solar Energy for the development of a solar array on the E.M. Johnson Water Treatment Plant located at the corner of Falls of the Neuse and Raven Ridge Roads in north Raleigh. […]
Senate changes again; GOP has new issue (Charlotte Observer)
The decision of nine-term state Sen. Charlie Albertson, D-Duplin, to step down after this term ends continues the march of Democrats out of the legislature — and adds to the speculation that Republicans will capture a number of Democratic seats and take over the Senate next […]
Colorado pols woo federal transportation chief and his department’s dollars (Denver Post)
Colorado politicians were very nice to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on his visit Friday to Denver.
With good reason.
LaHood’s department is weighing whether to funnel more than $1.5 billion from a variety of federal programs to transportation projects around the state.
The Regional Transportation District […]
New Transit-Funding Rules Make Streetcars More Desirable (Wall Street Journal)
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration said it was revamping rules on federal transit funding to funnel more of the money to streetcars, bus routes and other projects that promote “livability.”
The new policy announced Wednesday, part of a broader effort by the Obama administration to use transportation and […]
Region will lose legislative power (Washington Daily News)
Population reports suggest that portions of eastern North Carolina will lose legislative strength in 2011 — an unwelcome reduction in power to a region already struggling to stay ahead of the economic curve.
This is a likelihood that some local officials fear could place areas like Beaufort County at […]
State may build rail line in northeast Charlotte (Charlotte Observer)
State transportation officials will hold a public meeting tonight at University Meadows Elementary School to discuss changes that could speed rail travel between Charlotte and Raleigh, but also cause the closing of several crossings in northeast Charlotte and the Harrisburg area.
The N.C. Department of Transportation is […]
