The road ahead on federal transportation funding

January 13th, 2008
How is the U.S. going to fund surface transportation improvements in the future? Congress created the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission in 2005 to look at just that question and their report to Congress is due out Tuesday, Jan. 15. But Ken Orski, a Washington, D.C.-based transportation consultant, has a sneak preview. He reports that it includes some fairly controversial recommendations regarding tolling, congestion pricing, public private partnerships, and the future of the gas tax, all front-burner issues here in the Great Nearby. Are you bus and rail commuters ready for a "federal ticket ...

Tolling, HOT Lanes Spread In US, Creep Forward In Puget Sound – Cascadia Prospectus

January 7th, 2008
Tolling, HOT Lanes Spread In US, Creep Forward In Puget Sound Cascadia Prospectus, WA - 12 hours ago
 ... and costly roads-and-transit ballot package that, among other things, would have extended Sound Transit’s light-rail system all the way to Tacoma. ...