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2007-06-14
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In a letter to the Legislature today, CALPIRG and the Transportation and Land Use Coalition urged legislators to support the Assembly leadership’s long-term funding proposal that requires the state to invest more money in public transit in future budget years. We also continue to advocate that the Legislature rejects the Governor’s proposal to cut more than $1.3 billion from public transit in this year’s budget. |
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2007-05-24
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Los Angeles is at a crossroads with our transportation system. Los Angeles is already the number one most congested region in the nation, and more and more people are moving to Los Angeles County each and every year. Our region will add six million people by 2030. To make matters worse, the distance that we drive in our cars each year is growing much faster than our population. |
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2007-05-21
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Governor Ed Rendell’s office announced today that it was submitting legislation to the Pennsylvania General Assembly that would empower the Governor to privatize the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Governor Rendell’s spokesmen stated that the legislation would enable the Governor to enter into a deal without giving the General Assembly an opportunity to review the final details. |
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2007-05-16
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New Jersey likely won't be turning over the keys to the Garden State Parkway or New Jersey Turnpike to a private corporation, a State Senator said Tuesday. |
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2007-05-14
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U.S. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure cautions Governors and Legislators about the risks to the public of toll road monetization. |
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2007-05-10
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Concession deals for privately operated toll roads present a number of potential problems, according to a new report. The report examines deals to grant long-term control of roads to private operators who seek to profit off toll revenue. |
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2007-05-10
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As the Schwarzenegger Administration goes into the final weekend of number-crunching before the May Revise to the budget is announced on Monday, transit advocates urge the Governor to reverse more than $1 billion in cuts to public transit. |
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2007-03-28
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Governor Schwarzenegger's $1.1 Billion in proposed transit cuts contradict state goals to improve transit infrastructure and cut global warming pollution. |
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2007-03-28
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A long awaited report by the Transportation Finance Commission, created by Governor Romney and the legislature in 2004 to study the state’s transportation infrastructure, announced today that the MBTA will be $6 - $8 billion short of funding over the next twenty years to address basic operations. |
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2007-03-28
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Concerns regarding maintaining public control over transportation policy and safety and maintenance standards highlighted in report. |
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2007-03-15
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The Auditor General released a report today that can guide state lawmakers on what they can do to improve Northeastern Illinois' transit systems. |
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2007-02-08
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Transit funding principles should guide the decisions on funding. |
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2007-02-08
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On Tuesday, Governor Ed Rendell unveiled his plans to solve the transportation funding crisis in Pennsylvania. The Governor proposed instituting a gross oil profits tax to shore up Pennsylvania’s public transit systems. Oil companies have been some of the most successful at hiding their profits despite the record revenues they have enjoyed in recent years. |
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2007-02-08
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On Tuesday, Governor Ed Rendell unveiled his plans to solve the transportation funding crisis in Pennsylvania. The Governor proposed instituting a gross oil profits tax to shore up Pennsylvania’s public transit systems. Oil companies have been some of the most successful at hiding their profits despite the record revenues they have enjoyed in recent years. |
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2006-12-20
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NJPIRG Citizen Lobby, the Sierra Club, the IFPTE196 (Toll workers union), and Hands Across New Jersey announced a variety of concerns with privatization of any of New Jersey’s toll roads. |
