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Category: Transportation
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The Federal Highway Trust Fund will live on for another 6 months or so: In April, Mr. Obama sent Congress a proposed transportation program that would spend $302 billion over four years, financed both by traditional gasoline taxes and the elimination of some corporate tax breaks. Senator Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee, and Senator Christopher…
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The California Legislature is looking at a voluntary program that would tax motorists for every mile they drive. KCAL9’s Bobby Kaple reports that Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, introduced a bill to test out the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax because the state’s gas tax was no longer bringing in the revenue it used to due…
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In the mail yesterday–get yours today (it will help our publisher recoup our whopping advance):
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This recent post on MIT's Tech Review provides an interesting technology solution and information asymmetry problem in the same article. The basic problem is that most electric vehicles will require overnight charging so that they are ready when the owners need their cars for the morning commute. Any given grid will have a certain amount…
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The NC legislature just doesn't like people who drive electric cars: The state Division of Motor Vehicles has begun collecting a new $100 annual fee from the owners of all-electric cars … The House blocked a similar proposal from the Senate last year to charge a $50 fee for hybrid cars such as the Toyota…
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I'm losing track of all the bridges: Gale warnings are posted on Hatteras Island, and that means more ocean overwash is likely for N.C. 12 – but probably not enough wind and waves, this week, to close the barrier island highway. Weather and road conditions are important for repair crews working on an old bridge…
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From the WSJ's Micro Weekly Review: On U.S. Highways, More Fast Lanes Aren't Freeby: Cameron McWhirterNov 29, 2013Click here to view the full article on WSJ.com TOPICS: Congestion Pricing, Externalities SUMMARY: Rush-hour drivers in congested U.S. cities are increasingly facing a stark choice: stay stuck in traffic or pay to get in the fast lane.…
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And you thought the debt ceiling fight was about government spending … ha! it's about water resources: For the second week in a row, the House will consider legislation aimed at boosting federal funding for a water project along the Kentucky and Illinois border. Last week, the House and Senate approved a debt-ceiling bill that…
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Once again, I'm reminded to be very careful about what I post here: Suppose, for a moment, that the people who run your local government really cared enough about you and your fellow citizens to do something that might actually benefit you, by funding a fancy transportation project that could shave 13 minutes off your…
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Here are the benefits and costs from the "VSL in the WSJ" post: The FRA puts the cost of upgrades at up to $13 billion for passenger and freight railroads. … It is tough to draw direct comparisons of train passenger safety to other types of travel, according to the Department of Transportation. For instance,…
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