Gas Tax
Basics
Is Big Environment Ready to Say America Is Hooked on Cars?
The NRDC's "Beyond Oil" campaign. Are national environmental groups ready to shift their strategy?
February 25, 2008
What Is “Mode-Neutral” Funding?
Different modes could be funded from the same pot, with allocations based on performance measures.
February 13, 2008
Secretary Peters Says Bikes “Are Not Transportation”
We'd expect this kind of thing from some people, but not U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters. On PBS' "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" this week, Peters stated that instead of raising taxes on gasoline to renew the nation's sagging infrastructure, Congress should examine its spending priorities -- including investments in bike paths and trails, which, Peters said, "are not transportation."
August 17, 2007
The Ultimate System: Free Mass Transit and Congestion Pricing
WABC's John Gambling spoke with Michael Bloomberg this morning. In anticipation of the Mayor's Earth Day speech, they discussed everything from congestion charging to light bulbs. Below are some highlights from their conversation; you can download to the entire show here.
April 20, 2007