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Pew: “Self-sustaining” highways are increasingly subsidized

11 Dec 2009 | Posted by Transportation for America | 2 Comments | featured, federal highway administration, gas tax, highway trust fund, public transportation

Critics of public transportation say government should not subsidize a transportation option that cannot pay for itself. A new study conducted by SubsidyScope, an initiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts, reveals that not only are roads and highways not self-sustaining, but the amount covered by gas taxes is declining.

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California Supreme Court hands victory to local transit riders and providers

5 Oct 2009 | Posted by Transportation for America | 0 Comments | buses, california, featured, gas tax, public, state transit funding, transit, transit cuts

A recent California Supreme Court decision could restore billions in funding for public transportation in the nation’s most populous state. The Court’s ruling late last week upheld a lower court decision declaring the state’s $3.6 billion raid of public transit funds illegal and ordered that the money be returned to local transit providers.

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Highway Trust Fund could need as much as $17 billion to stay in the black

3 Jun 2009 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | featured, finance, gas tax, highway trust fund

News broke yesterday that the Obama administration is telling Senators that the Highway Trust Fund — that pays for the projects approved in the transportation bill — will go broke by August if an emergency infusion of at least $7 billion isn’t approved. The system is broke, but it’s also broken. We need a federal transportation system that works, not the same broken thing at twice the price.