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A state representative has gotten 30 co-sponsors for a bill that would allow transit agencies to impose a "congestion reduction charge" per year on car-tabs in three area counties. If approved, the bill could bring in an estimated $38 million a year for King County Metro.
Read More →Several studies have come out showing that both developers and their potential customers are increasingly demanding walkable transit-accessible neighborhoods.
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Initiatives to be reviewed include the $10B in high-speed rail awards and $1.5B in construction financing per the TIGER grant program.
Read More →The rollback could happen by the end of the year because of partisan gridlock. The higher benefit could be extended for one year if a green energy tax bill, drafted by Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee, passes.
Read More →The bill provides $11.307 billion for FTA programs, an increase of $574.89 million over FY 2010 funding.
Read More →Coalition asks for $4 billion appropriation and also seeks full funding of Amtrak at $2.6 billion.
Read More →On Wednesday, members were given the opportunity to meet one-on-one with their local Congresspersons or Senators through pre-scheduled meetings.
Read More →U.S. Department of Transportation workers were furloughed in early March when Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky) temporarily blocked funding for federal highway and transportation projects.
Read More →Funding will roughly double the size of Amtrak’s capital investment program over a two-year period and be used to upgrade railroad assets and infrastructure, as well as capital projects that expand passenger rail capacity.
Read More →Bill that includes $8.4 billion for transit must now go to conference with the House, which passed an $819 billion version of the bill late last month.
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