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Poll: Build Texas Roads without Taxes, Tolls

Texans want their roads and rail built without any taxes or tolls to pay for them, a recent transportation poll reports. Dallas-based nonprofit Texas Lyceum surveyed 1,000 Texas residents, asking them 30 questions that covered whether they thought the state and local governments should spend more on highways, passenger rail, airports, bus service and ports.
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In This Edition

Poll: Build Texas Roads without Taxes, Tolls
S.D. Roads Decay with Declining Gas Dollars
FDOT Reissues Qualification Request for Alligator Alley Lease
Austin’s 183A to go Cashless

 

Recent Issues

Volumes 3, 4 & 5 (2006/2007/2008)

Date Top Headline
June 27Poll: Build Texas Roads without Taxes, Tolls
June 27Caltrans Suspends Adopt-A-Highway Program after Lawsuit
June 20States Could Face 34% Reduction from Highway Trust Fund
June 6Gas, Diesel Taxes to Climb in Connecticut
May 30Americans Drive 11 Billion Miles Less in March
May 23Pennsylvania Turnpike gets $12.8B Bid
May 16California Transit Panel Approves Toll Plan
May 9Ex-Labor Secretary Accused of Defrauding Construction Co. Partner
May 2Gas Tax Holiday Could Drive Up Prices
April 25Minnesota Appoints New Transportation Commissioner
April 18McCain calls for Gas Tax Holiday
April 11NY Lawmakers Let Congestion Pricing Plan Fail
April 4ATA Urges Bush to Give Truckers a Break at Pump
March 28Study: Californians Support “Green” Fees and Taxes
March 21Crack Forces PennDOT to Close Section of I-95
March 14Inland Projects Advance with Prop.1B Funding
March 7Democrats say Privatizing Turnpike too Risky
February 29S.C. Cuts Transportation Lobbyists
February 22I-80 Tolls may be Drive-Now, Pay Later
February 15Gov. Pushes for Extra $200M in Bridge Funding
February 8Proposal Offers Discount Transit on Red-Burn Days
February 1Governor Opposes Toll Increase for Metrorail
January 25Indiana Gov. Opposes Commission Recommendation
January 18I-35W Bridge Deficient from its Debut
January 11Gov. Sticks to 2012 Deadline for Viaduct Replacement
December 14Texas Residents Sue to Block Highway
December 7Houston Light Rail Facing Possible Delays
November 30Climate Change and Transportation: An “Inconvenient Truth”
November 16Super 70 to Open this Week
November 9Election Results 2007
November 2Crunch Time for Chicago Transit Funding
October 26Impact Statement Paves Way for I-69
October 19Pennsylvania Signs 50-year Lease for I-80
October 12Interstate Toll Plans Expand
October 5Gov. says Transportation Package Needed for Economy
September 27Light Rail Revives Charlotte's South End
September 21No Single Solution to $78B Annual Cost of Congestion
September 14$8B in Earmarks Clog U.S. Infrastructure Plans
September 7FAA Unveils Air Plan to Cut Delays
August 31Road Plan Attracts Big Contributors
August 17Voters Prefer Toll Hikes to Tax Increase
August 10MnDOT Moves Ahead with 35W Bridge Replacement
August 3Minnesota Bridge Collapses at Rush Hour
July 27Missouri Highway Deaths Decline
July 20Lawmakers Pass Last-Minute Congestion Plan
July 13Dangerous Road Not a Funding Priority
July 6Hwy. 212 Work To Wrap Early
June 29TDOT Loses $18.4M in Federal Funds
June 22Unclogging California's Carpool Lanes
June 15Environmentalists Ask Feds to Halt ICC Work
June 8Fl. Transportation Chief Endorses Public-Private Partnerships
June 1Restrictions to Cross-Border Program Become Law
May 25Frozen Federal Funding Results in Toll Roads, Fuel Tax Increases
May 18DOT Reform Stalls Budget Talks
May 11HOT Lane Plan has its Allies
May 4Collapsed Freeway Can Be Repaired
April 27Congress Holds Funds
April 20Texas House Passes Private Toll Road Moratorium
April 13Gas Tax Increase Needed for Bridges, Roads
March 30Minn. Lawmakers Approve Gas Tax Increase
March 23Maine Governor Unveils $397M Bond Initiative
March 16Politicians Unite After Voters Reject Both Options
March 9Fl. Gov. May Cut Future Corridors Project
March 2Atlanta Business Leaders Support Traffic Plan
February 23SC Supreme Court Rules in Favor of DOT
February 16Transportation Finance Options for States
February 9Bush Puts $ into Congestion Tolls
February 2Light Rail Plan Threatened with Legal Action
January 26Study Looks at Florida in 2025, 2050
January 19Phoenix Leaders Consider Mass Transit
January 12U.S. DOT Advocates Leasing Highways, Infrastructure
December 22Maryland Transportation Head Returns
December 15Report says No Toll Roads for Texas
December 8Environmentalists Sue Over Highway to Lewis, Wash.
December 1Businessmen Work in Favor of Transportation Politics
November 17Gas Tax could Help Fund Capital Improvement Projects
November 10Election Results 2006
November 3At $4 Billion, Rail is Favored
November 1Ballot Initiatives 2006
October 20Gov. asks Ohio Turnpike to Avoid Toll Increase
October 13Berkshire Lawmakers Fight Gas-Tax Plan
October 6Mountain Could Muffle Vail Hwy Noise
September 29ADOT Plans to Add Lanes to I-17
September 22FTA Approves Norfolk Light Rail
September 15Work to Begin on Pittsburgh Subway $435M Expansion
September 9Bush Names Mary Peters as Transportation Secretary
September 1Study Shows Tollway Leasing could Cost Drivers More
August 25300 Ticketed for Misusing HOV Lanes
August 18State to Pay More for Property Acquisitions
August 11Cell Towers Proposed for Turnpike
July 28Former Federal Highway Administrator Dies
July 21Illinois Moving Forward w/ $1 Billion Rail Plan
July 14Woman dies in Big Dig Collapse
July 7Toll Road Robbery Investigation
June 30Mineta Steps Down
June 23Dire Need for Highway Financing
June 16Former WA Governor Leads Transportation Campaign
June 9Nevada Cancels Galena Bridge Contract
June 2Intercounty Connector Breaks Ground
May 262 Commuter Rails Lines May Come to Springfield
May 19Tippett says Tolls are Necessary
May 12Tri-Rail's Future in Florida
May 5$1 Billion Revs Tollway Rated 'AA' by Fitch
April 27Car Rental Industries Rally to Fight Tax Bills
April 20Arkansas First Toll Road Moving Forward

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