At a City Council/Legislative delegation round table… But at least the legislators are asking skeptical questions about the Columbia River Crossing.

Congress has stepped forward with $8B to plug the holes in the Highway Trust Fund. Meanwhile, Senator Clinton has proposed $1.7B for public transit systems. Think it will happen?

The measure referred to the November ballot would increase development-related transportation fees substantially.

Several years ago it was predicted that the Highway Trust Fund would stop being able to meet budgeted funding levels in 2009. The reduction in VMT due to gas prices has moved up the crisis point to, well… now. It’s bad enough that even President Bush is considering reversing his position on transfering funds into…

Get your voice heard on how the region should allocate its flexible transportation funds. PUBLIC COMMENT SOUGHT ON 2010-13 REGIONAL FLEXIBLE FUND ALLOCATIONS Metro and the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation will be seeking public comment on the allocation of regional flexible funds to be programmed in the 2010-13 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program. About…