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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2026

MTI Report: Majority of Americans Back Gas Tax Hike for Road Maintenance

Support increases significantly when proposed measures are tied to specific outcomes, particularly roadway safety and infrastructure maintenance.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2025

Mineta Report Analyzes VMT Tools for California’s Climate Goals

Findings indicate that the consistency, contextual relevance, complexity, data accuracy, and user-friendliness of the VMT tools vary significantly based on their design and methodology.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2024

Study Finds Robust Investment Benefits Chicago Transit, Non-Transit Users

The research, led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s ANL, found a robust investment in transit service would result in a 53% increase in transit boardings in the region, with a 9% travel time savings and 11% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2020

Feasibility study finds tunnel could improve rail connection between San Diego-L.A.

Realigning the LOSSAN line by constructing a tunnel would shorten the rail route between the two cities by approximately three miles and reduce travel time by six to seven minutes.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2020

Early NHTSA estimates show reduced fatalities for 3rd consecutive year

A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for 2019 shows that an estimated 36,120 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2020

Washington state report recommends VMT to fund highway system

Plan would replace gas tax to pay for infrastructure, which could set precedent as new federal authorization debate is set to begin.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2019

L.A. Metro to explore congestion pricing, taxing ride-hailing companies

The board also voted to continue work on the Twenty-Eight by ’28 Initiative, which seeks ways to accelerate the delivery of 28 major projects before the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2018

Metrolink awarded $91.2M in state funds for rail safety upgrades

Will be used for program to build infrastructure to boost regional passenger rail service frequency to at least 30 minutes systemwide.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2018

TNCs caused half of San Francisco's congestion since 2010: Report

Employment and population growth were primarily responsible for the remainder of the worsening congestion.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2017

Uber, Lyft reduces transit usage, increases vehicle miles, report finds

The author of the report, Regina Clewlow, said in a statement that although ridehailing is complementary to transit and helps reduce vehicle ownership, ridehailing services are facilitating a shift away from more sustainable modes of transportation.

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