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New State Transportation Funding Strategy?
An interesting piece in the Daily Journal of Commerce yesterday (“State leaders draw roadmap for transportation reform”) contains musings from Rex Burkholder and Senate Transportation Chair Rick Metsger among others. Statewide, “we spend a lot of money on transportation each year, and we don’t really evaluate it in any way more than how many cars…
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Feds Push Congestion Pricing in Connecticut
Via Planetizen, FHWA officials are encouraging the Connecticut legislature to look at congestion pricing on some toll roads. WESTPORT – Federal Highway Administration officials yesterday urged state lawmakers to install highway tolls that charge motorists different rates based on peak and off-peak hours.
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Milwaukie LRT in Co-chairs’ Budget
Things are looking up for Milwaukie LRT. According to the Daily Journal of Commerce, the $250 requested from the State (from Lottery bonds) for the project is included in the co-chairs’ budget. The Connect Oregon 2 program is also in the budget. “There are two key investments we’re proposing,” Rep. Mary Nolan, D-Portland and co-chair…
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Rental Bikes vs. Advertising
The City of Portland has been exploring the idea of a rental bike system along the lines of those found in may European cities (see the excellent coverage at BikePortland.org). In Saturday’s O, Anna Griffin explores the funding implications. In Europe, the programs typically include a lot of display advertising which helps underwrite the costs.…
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Cost of Congestion Goes Statewide
The Portland Business Alliance and Oregon Business Council have release a statewide version of the Cost of Congestion study. I haven’t found an online version yet, but according to the coverage (DJC, Trib, O), the pitch is for $350M from the legislature this session (presumably that’s just the beginning) to help fund projects that would…