In the run up to the economic stimulus, we’ve been taking a hard look at some of the transportation project lists that states are putting together. While many of details of the federal stimulus are still being hashed out, our analysis of these state project lists has made one thing quite clear — if we [...]

As Congress crafts an economic stimulus that can help get our economy out of a rut, state departments of transportation are submitting lists of “ready-to-go” infrastructure projects. With commuters crowding into overburdened transit systems in record numbers and our elected leaders calling for green, 21st Century investments, it’s unfortunate that most are busily submitting wish lists that look to be mostly about digging a deeper ditch.