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North Texas leaders to bend TxDOT chiefs' ears, but will they listen? U.S. judge gives Corps another reason to be cautious with Dallas levees Would Gov. Perry support a gas tax increase? NTTA set to approve $41 million to contractors this morning In Austin, your on-call car is waiting Statement from NTTA Chairman Paul Wageman ... Is Dallas ready for the World Cup? Mr. Morris goes to NYC Should state road funds be awarded by formula, or by discretion? Carona tells NTTA, TxDOT to reach a Hwy. 161 deal within 30 days Categories
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Entries tagged with 'transportation'Would Gov. Perry support a gas tax increase?Update: I accidentally deleted this post late last night, and have now restored it, with a few tweaks. Sorry for any confusion. What does Gov. Rick Perry mean when he says he hopes leaders in Austin can find ways... In Austin, your on-call car is waitingAustin is set to win major cool points from urbanites who are trying to make do in the city without owning a car. Starting soon, Daimler will place 200 cars at locations throughout the city, and let folks "share" them... Is Dallas ready for the World Cup? Mr. Morris goes to NYCPhoto: A Mexican national team player reacts to a defeat by El Salvador's team in a qualify match for the 2010 World Cup. Michael Morris, the transportation guru for the North Central Texas Council of Governments in Arlington, spent... New report: Firms give big in Texas to influence transportation policyAn ambitious new report out today from the TexPIRG -- the Texas affiliate of the national ring of Public Interest Research Groups -- shows that $13 million in contributions flowed from transportation interests to state and federal office holders in... Early look at new Texas transportation planHere are the outlines of a new state/local transportation funding proposal being shaped in talks among major metro transportation leaders for Texas' 2011 legislative session. It's "bold" by design and "large enough to make a difference," says Vic Suhm, executive... I-35E lanes to close Sunday and Monday; Woodall Rogers lanes closed SaturdayThe closures, from Loop 12 to Regal Row, are related to construction of DART's Orange Line. Click here for the details.... Transportation does well at polls -- againSo how would transportation issues fare in Texas or Dallas if placed on the ballot? Transportation typically does well with voters, and this week's elections kept that trend alive. Quoting the American Public Transportation Association: Voters passed pro-transit ballot initiatives... Schieffer silent on transportation plan (now with update)Four days ago I posted an item inquiring into Democrat Tom Schieffer's transportation position. I followed up with a call to spokesman Clay Robison, and he told me he would check with the candidate and get back to me. Nothing... Asking Tom Schieffer's transportation positions ...... in light of a statement from his campaign for governor today. It quotes the Democrat this way: There is no part of state government that has suffered more under this state's Republican leadership than transportation. We are getting... Do 'smart' transport policies just cater to white people?The question doesn't originate with me, but it goes to the heart of what I think about and write about, so I pass it along. Urban affairs writer Aaron M. Renn has a piece on newgeography.com in which he addresses... TxDOT's announcement on Trans-Texas Corridor studyHere is the top of the announcement by TxDOT today on the fate of its TTC study: AUSTIN - Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials announced Wednesday that, in response to citizen comments received during the environmental review of Trans-Texas... TxDOT to kill Trans-Texas Corridor -- againTxDOT has scheduled a press conference tomorrow on the fate of the Trans-Texas Corridor study on I-35. Advance word from the department: Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials plan to announce Wednesday that, in response to citizen comments received during... Paydirt! Booker T. in line for school zoneAfter making an on-site assessment of traffic outside Dallas' arts magnet high school this morning, city officials decided to recommend City Council approval of a school zone. The decision follows a column that senior Kelsey McKinney wrote for this newspaper... About half of Texas teens use cell behind wheelA survey of Texas teens shows that about half of them still talk on their cell phone while driving, and nearly as many send or read text messages behind the wheel, too -- but the numbers are improving, according to... Houston tops D-FW on state list of traffic miseriesThe Texas Department of Transportation has 36 items of bad news for North Texans and one sad little fact masquerading as good news. The bad: TxDOT has released its first-ever list of most-congested stretches of Texas roadway, and more than... SH 114 to be closed Sunday at Loop 12 in IrvingGet ready for a traffic headache in Irving Sunday, when the state department of transportation closes Hwy. 114 in Irving. Lanes will be closed in both directions at Loop 12. Drivers won't need to find a new route, since the... Ending traffic congestion would boost DFW economy by $17 billion, report saysNorth Texas would benefit from a huge economic boost by alleviating traffic congestion, the free-market Reason Foundation says in a national report released this week. The study focused on 11 metro areas, calculating the extra productivity from better movement... Got response, but no details, from KBH on transportation commissionAfter five days, I got a call from the Hutchison campaign in response to my request for details on her call for an expanded Texas Transportation Commission. Press secretary Jeff Sadosky said that the senator plans to withhold details until... Still awaiting Hutchison response to questions about transportation commissionI'm now in my fifth day waiting for answers from the Hutchison campaign to questions I asked Friday about her position about the Texas Transportation Commission. Saying transportation is one of her core campaign themes, she called last week for... How fast is Texas spending transportation stimulus dollars?Well, Texas isn't in the top three or bottom three, according to a preliminary look at rankings that House transportation chairman Jim Oberstar of Minnesota is putting together. While withholding the entire list, he ranks Wyoming, New Hampshire and Oklahoma... |