Livable Communities Act Gains Momentum
On Tuesday, the Livable Communities Act (S 1619 / HR 4690) was passed out of the Senate Banking Committee along party lines. If passed, the
August 5, 2010
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On Tuesday, the Livable Communities Act (S 1619 / HR 4690) was passed out of the Senate Banking Committee along party lines. If passed, the
Last week Senators Lautenberg (D-NJ), Murray (D-WA) and Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the country’s first comprehensive freight bill that would fill the current policy vacuum surrounding
Last week, USA Today reported that Americans are paying “the lowest gasoline taxes since the early days of the automobile.” That’s right, it’s 2010, but
Today USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff announced the winners of two competitive grant programs totaling $293 million to help communities
As previously noted in MTR, New York State is facing a bleak revenue outlook for non-MTA bus operations and intercity passenger rail (Amtrak). It’s soon
Local and national advocates are keeping the pressure on for the Public Transportation Preservation Act (S 3412/HR 5418), which would provide $2 billion in emergency
In April, New York’s plan for high-speed rail through upstate appeared in jeopardy after the state’s high-speed rail project manager abruptly quit, reportedly because state
When the federal stimulus was passed last year, the pre-tax income employees enrolled in a transit benefit program could put towards their commutes was increased,
In Sunday’s Hartford Courant, Tri-State’s Ya-Ting Liu makes the case for emergency federal support for transit agencies in the form of the Public Transportation Preservation
New York City received a substantial slice of the transportation stimulus pie: $266 million, more than was received by 18 states and any other municipal