Recent Streetsblog USA posts about John Kasich

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 […]

Ohio’s “Jobs and Transportation Plan”: A Blueprint for Robbing Young People

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 30, 2013 | 3 Comments

The other day I stumbled upon a document from the Ohio Department of Transportation called Ohio’s Job’s and Transportation Plan [PDF]. As I read it, I couldn’t help but feel pessimistic about the direction of the state. The plan is to borrow $1.5 billion against future Ohio Turnpike revenues, match it with federal funds, and […]

The State DOT Revolving Door: Meet Jerry Wray, Ohio’s “Asphalt Sheriff”

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 29, 2013 | 11 Comments

One of the top goals of the national transportation reform movement is to get state DOTs to spend their money more wisely. The feds distribute tens of billions of dollars to state DOTs each year with very few strings attached. But for every state like Massachusetts or Tennessee that’s decided to shift toward building walkable […]

John Kasich’s Sad War on Transit (and Cities)

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 15, 2011 | 3 Comments

Of all the anti-transit zealots in office right now, Ohio Governor John Kasich really stands out from the rest. His first notable action as governor was to return $400 million in federal dollars for passenger rail between Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland. But as we all know, he wasn’t the only governor to take the opportunity […]

Wisconsin, Ohio Governors-Elect Press Ahead to Pull the Plug on Rail

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 5, 2010 | 12 Comments

Wisconsin Governor-Elect Scott Walker has pledged to kill the planned high speed rail line between Milwaukee and Madison. If current Governor Jim Doyle doesn’t beat him to it. Doyle was instrumental in bringing $810 million of federal stimulus dollars to the state to build the rail line. Walker campaigned on a “No Train” platform, and […]

An Open Letter to Ohio Governor-Elect John Kasich

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 5, 2010 | 24 Comments

Dear Governor-Elect Kasich, Congrats on your victory in the Ohio governor’s race this week. You’ve got a tough job on your hands and I don’t envy you, taking the reins in a state with an $8 billion budget deficit and a 10 percent unemployment rate. I didn’t vote for you, but I considered it. Even […]