Salt Lake City, UT
Released by The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah legislators took the first step Monday to send Congress a message: Please reduce the federal gasoline tax to allow states to raise it by the same amount.
The Senate Transportation, Public Utilities and Technology Committee voted 3-0 to pass SCR6 calling for that. It now goes to the full Senate…
More info at http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/55810539-90/scr-tax-federal-gas.html.csp
Minneapolis, MN
Released by Star Tribune
A DFL plan to yank two conservative suburban counties into a transit taxing district is drawing a surprisingly muted reaction…
More info at http://www.startribune.com/local/190554431.html
Pierre, SD
Released by Rapid City Journal
Township boards of supervisors could be getting broader ability to raise money for their local highways, roads, bridges and culverts.
Legislation that passed its first test Thursday grants townships the authority to levy an additional tax of up to 50 cents per $1,000 of property value…
Released by Next City
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett this week proposed a 25-cent tax increase on gasoline over the next five years, joining a group of at least 13 state governments that have turned to tax increases as a potential means to pay for transportation projects.,,
More info at http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/pa-like-other-states-considers-gas-tax-to-pay-for-transpo-projects
Released by UPI.com
People who take mass transit in large urban areas may more than meet their weekly recommended aerobic exercise requirement, U.S. researchers say…
More info at http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2013/02/05/Mass-transit-takers-physically-active/UPI-91961360091487/#ixzz2KovvfhFH
Released by USA Today
States are scrambling to find taxes to pay for highway repairs and their public transit systems, including payroll and sales taxes, and raising taxes paid by gasoline stations…
More info at http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/24/gas-taxes-alternatives/1862253/
St. Paul, MN
Released by MinnPost
Presto chango!
With one modest proposal, Gov. Mark Dayton may have put the Twin Cities on a fast track to build out its transit system…
More info at http://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2013/01/dayton-offers-game-changing-transit-plan
Atlanta, GA
Released by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Living across from an Atlanta MARTA station, Matt Duncan likes to ride the train to downtown or hop a bus to Buckhead or Inman Park. More than a way to get around, these transit lines help him feel more a part of metro Atlanta life…
More info at http://www.ajc.com/news/news/poll-marta-riders-have-stronger-connection-than-no/nT6MS/
Tacoma, WA
Released by The Bellingham Herald
Transit advocates used a forum in Tacoma Thursday to offer options that would generate more money for bus service, whether directly from the state or by imposing a motor vehicle excise tax.
“We continue to push hard for more funding,” said Rob Johnson, executive director of Transportation Choices Coalition. “But it’s an uphill battle.”
More info at http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/01/25/2852076/transit-advocates-discuss-how.html
Indianapolis, IN
Released by The Indianapolis Star
Transit supporters needed this.
They needed the hundreds of people who showed up at the Indiana Statehouse on Wednesday afternoon, braving the cold and the wind to share their thoughts on expanding bus and perhaps rail service in Central Indiana…
More info at http://www.indystar.com/article/20130123/NEWS19/301230347