Policy & Funding

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Up to 5,000 cars and small trucks will help the state see how a vehicle-miles-driven (VMT) program might replace the fuel tax to…

Policy & FundingJuly 20, 2015

The question on how to fix America’s existing roadways creates strange political bedfellows. Fiscal conservatives are arguing the…

Policy & FundingJune 24, 2015

There's a big push to repair roads and streets in California, much-needed highway maintenance that was put off in the recent…

Policy & FundingApril 21, 2015

On May 5, 2015 voters in the state of Michigan will have the opportunity to raise their taxes all in the interest of better roads,…

Policy & FundingMarch 18, 2015

Sometimes humor is the best teacher. So thanks to HBO-TVs John Oliver, host of the comedy show "Last Week Tonight," the…

Policy & FundingMarch 11, 2015

The semi-annual discussions on America's infrastructure spending including how to fix potholes, as well as bridges, tunnels, ports…

Policy & FundingJanuary 30, 2015

It's more than just a pun to say that federal policies toward transportation, road maintenance and conservation are moving…

Policy & FundingDecember 10, 2014

A national research organization argues that automotive trends vehicle miles traveled per capita, car ownership rates and drivers…

Policy & FundingDecember 8, 2014

A 2014 survey by the WISPIRG Foundation Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group found that shifting attitudes about…

Policy & FundingAugust 25, 2014

Advocates for road repair and other infrastructure funding in Missouri were handed a solid defeat at the polls on August 5, 2014…

Policy & FundingAugust 7, 2014

Highway Trust Fund Running on Empty Repairs to highways, bridges and transit cost more than the gas tax takes in and the HTF is…

Policy & FundingJuly 8, 2014

In a rare 100-0 vote in the U.S. Senate, new Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx was confirmed in June 2013. The now-former…

Policy & FundingJuly 24, 2013