Posts tagged Gas Taxes
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Breakfast links: Labor and politics
DC Council approves wage boost; Planners back Bethesda residential project; Winter attractions coming to St. Elizabeths; Hopscotch crosswalks come to Baltimore; More kids are walking to school; Can you tell if WMATA gets better?; And…. Keep reading…
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Topic of the week: No more federal gas tax?
A new bill in the House of Representatives proposes eliminating the federal gas tax and making states pay for roads and transit themselves. Would that be good or bad for transportation? The Transportation Empowerment Act (TEA), by Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Representative Tom Graves (R-Georgia), would virtually eliminate the federal gasoline tax over a 5-year period and… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Furloughcation over
Shutdown comes to a close; The post-shutdown commute; DC gets budget autonomy, sort of; A booze-filled shutdown; Amtrak stations not fully accessible; Coming to a Metro station near you; RFK Stadium parking lots going green?; Frederick Avenue corridor can’t sustain itself; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Unwanted developments
Wage bill threatens more developments; Mixed-use Safeway causes mixed feelings; Farm-to-table, literally; Enough money for Purple & Red?; ConNeb? Comet Corner?; Can merger save Detroit?; Same story, different places; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Off to the races
Who won; Who’s running, leaving; Struck around the region; Church wants to move bike lane; Slow down in Arlington; Takoma TOD plan 2.0; Is artificial turf hazardous?; Fundrise: investment or donation?; On the calendar. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Disappearing money
Money sinks into the hole; Alta workers launch petition; LeMunyon: No money for trails; Will MD drivers fill up in VA?; Bring your big boxes here?; Frumin pushes for neighborhood schools; How to legalize airbnb?; And…. Keep reading…
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DC Council makes major policy changes overnight
Virginia and Maryland changed their gas taxes this year. Both proposals included weeks or months of debate, including public hearings before the legislature. DC made a similar change yesterday. The total time from the first news story about it to final vote? Less than a day. In DC’s budget process, the mayor releases a proposed budget. Various council committees hold… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike stats and laws
CaBi survey roundup; Play on?; More bike bits; And the budget says…; Arts for business; Dan the man at GSA; Articulated buses hit their limit; See absurd parking; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Economic development
Public land deals come up short; CityCenter has to pay more?; Is Hill East weak?; Density helps tech industry; Smart Growth saves money; Why commute from Delaware?; DC may change gas tax too; Sinking. Keep reading…
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O’Malley announces first projects using new gas tax money
Today, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed the transportation funding bill that passed the legislature this year. The governor also announced a list of projects that would get some of the money, including MARC expansion and studies for the Purple Line and Baltimore Red Line. The tax will start this summer, and will help fund transportation projects across the state. Keep reading…