North Carolina has significant transportation needs right now.The American Society of Civil Engineers gave North Carolina an overall grade of C- for its infrastructure, including a D- for roads, a C- for bridges and a C for rail. Twenty-six percent of major roads are in poor or mediocre condition, and 27% of bridges are […]
Joint Transportation Appropriations Meeting 2.9.11
Today the members of the Joint Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee heard a presentation by the Fiscal Research Division staff entitled, “Transportation Primer.” I would summarize the meeting by saying staff laid […]
Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation Feb. 8th, 2011 presentation on budget process.
The North Carolina Mobility Fund: A Chance to Bring North Carolina Transportation Policy into the 21st Century (SELC)
Transportation policy has a profound impact on the economy and the environment in North Carolina. Unlike many of its neighbors, North Carolina lacks any comprehensive growth management law, and so more than any other statewide policy, transportation plans […]
Transportation chief vows help (Winston Salem Journal)
State wants to work to get the Northern Beltway going but money is an issue, Conti says
The N.C. Department of Transportation wants to work with local elected officials and business leaders to find ways to get construction started on the Northern Beltway, but the state still won’t have any […]
Where Are the ‘Recovery Summer’ Stimulus Projects? (The New Republic)
Washington Post reported on a recent White House analysis of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. That assessment found “strikingly few claims of fraud or abuse,” according to the article. Well, good!
We’ve complained before that ARRA’s welcome emphasis on transparency tilts too much toward curbing this […]
Transport Playtime Is Over (Carolina Journal)
RALEIGH – To North Carolinians like me who grew up in a state once considered the epitome of rural and small-town life, the opportunities and challenges of urbanization still taking some getting used to.
Having lived in a few months in Los Angeles and a few years in Washington, I’ve experienced […]
Obama Offers a Transit Plan to Create Jobs (The New York Times)
MILWAUKEE — President Obama, looking to stimulate a sluggish economy and create jobs, called Monday for Congress to approve major upgrades to the nation’s roads, rail lines and runways — part of a six-year plan that would cost tens of billions of dollars and […]
DOT leader promises fewer politics, more results (Mooresville Tribune)
A top official of the N.C. Department of Transportation says Gov. Beverly Perdue has successfully taken the “politics out of transportation” in an effort to make the agency more effective.
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