Conti: Garden Parkway still on table (Charlotte Observer)
The state’s top road-building official said today that the federal government will decide in two or three months whether Gaston County’s Garden Parkway can be built, and that construction on the toll road could begin in a year.
N.C. Transportation Secretary Gene Conti said at the Regional Roads Conference […]
If voters approve, streets would get bulk of Charlotte bond money (Charlotte Observer)
Despite the recession, the city of Charlotte will ask voters to approve $204 million in bonds on Nov. 2, mostly for transportation.
The city said it has already budgeted money to pay for the debt, and that the property tax rate won’t increase to […]
Salisbury to test fiber-optic cable system (WCNC)
SALISBURY, N.C. — One local on-ramp to the Internet just got a lot bigger and lightning fast.
The city of Salisbury begins beta testing of a brand new fiber-optic cable system next month.
Salisbury and North Carolina’s Municipal League have overcome strong objections from a powerful state senator, Sen. David Hoyle […]
N.C. faces $3B hole (Winston Salem Journal)
A looming $3 billion hole in the state budget could mean that temporary tax increases put in place last year won’t be so temporary after all.
State legislators haven’t said yet whether they will extend the taxes as they try to balance a budget without the benefit of federal stimulus […]
Seattle may create transportation taxing district (Seattle Times)
Facing a long list of pricey transportation projects, the Seattle City Council may create a new citywide transportation taxing district that could lead to higher property and sales taxes, higher car-tab fees and someday maybe even local toll roads.
The new taxing district, which would follow city boundary lines, […]
Two Promising New Proposals For Solving the Fiscal Shortfall (Innovation News Briefs)
Two new attempts to redefine the federal responsibility for surface transportation are attracting growing attention and provoking lively discussion within the transportation community. Both proposals stem from a conclusion that the obstacles standing in the way of enacting a new multi-year federal surface transportation […]
Wilmington sued by sweepstakes game makers (Wilmington Star News)
Wilmington is one of five cities named in a lawsuit aiming to abolish local privilege fees on sweepstakes businesses and machines.
Two out-of-state software companies filed the suit in Burke County Superior Court late last week seeking to prohibit cities from charging fees on sweepstakes parlors. They also […]
Thousands Seek Aid from DOT’s 2010 Grant Pool (Journal of Commerce)
Initial requests for piece of $600 million fund top $20 billion
A Department of Transportation discretionary grant pool for 2010 awards drew thousands of pre-applications seeking tens of billions of dollars to aid infrastructure projects, from a “TIGER II” fund that has $600 million to […]
Road funding emerges as campaign issue in Idaho governor’s race (Times News)
In 2009, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s quest for roads funding led to near-gridlock in the Legislature.
One year later, it’s emerged as a key issue debated by both Otter and his Democratic challenger in the November election, Keith Allred. As campaign season hits its stride, […]
Some state road projects lose out under new funding formula (WRAL.com)
Raleigh, N.C. — Removing politics from state road projects means that some projects have been dropped from North Carolina’s priority list under a new funding formula.
The state Department of Transportation has identified the need for 1,100 road and bridge projects over the next decade. The […]
