Kansas City Moves Ahead with Free Buses
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The Missouri metropolis is set to provide free bus service for residents but state and local governments take more steps to ensure transit thrives in the region.
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Media Watch: Local Papers Love Drivers
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An editorial board in a Missouri town warns that “impatient teens” are going to get themselves killed — by drivers who apparently have the right of way — if something isn’t done to solve the drop-off and pick-up problem at a local high school. Another in Oregon questions whether city buses should be allowed to control […]
Why a Broke State DOT Could Be Great for Missouri
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In August, Missouri voters roundly defeated a sales tax increase supported by road building interests that would have dramatically boosted funding for the state DOT. During the run-up to the election, state leaders laid it on thick in their appeal for more road money, arguing that the fallout would be disastrous for public safety if […]
Missouri Says No to Amendment 7’s Monster Tax Hike for Roads
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Last night, Missourians decided overwhelmingly to reject a ballot initiative that would have raised the sales tax by three-quarters of a cent to pay, almost exclusively, for roads. It would have been the largest tax increase in the state’s history. Voters voted 59 percent to 41 percent to reject the tax. “It’s difficult to pass […]
Will Missouri Voters Go Along With the Highway Lobby’s Money Grab?
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Next week, Missouri voters will decide on Amendment 7 — a three-quarter-cent sales tax hike to pay for transportation projects that would be the largest tax increase in the state’s history. Construction industry groups have poured millions into convincing Missourians to pay $5.4 billion over the next 10 years. Will they bite? A coalition of pro-transit forces […]
Midwest Govs Go All Out to Raise More Money for Highways
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We’ve been watching how governors around the country are getting extra “creative” as they try to keep their transportation budgets solvent. Yesterday we witnessed an excise tax on bicycles floated in Washington State. But the award for the wildest funding scheme may go to renowned highway spender Governor Scott Walker in Wisconsin, who wants to […]