Recent Streetsblog USA posts about MIssouri

Why a Broke State DOT Could Be Great for Missouri

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 22, 2015 | 5 Comments

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

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 6, 2014 | 4 Comments

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?

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 30, 2014 | 5 Comments

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

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 22, 2013 | 7 Comments

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 […]

Poll: The Hunt for the Worst Intersection in America Continues

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 31, 2013 | 39 Comments

Earlier this week we looked at the intersection of Route 355 and Shady Grove Road near Rockville, Maryland, flagged by Ben Ross at Greater Greater Washington for being especially hostile to pedestrians, even though it’s the site of a bus stop. We asked if it might be the worst intersection in the country and put out a call for […]

Kansas City’s Squabble-Proof Streetcar Plan

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 11, 2012 | 9 Comments

If everything goes according to plan this election, Kansas City will be on track to build its first streetcar in under five years, from conceptual planning to first boarding. Maybe more impressive still, this relatively sprawling Midwestern town is this close to getting its first rail transportation without even a mild political dustup. When you’re […]

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