Say what? (News and Observer)
Submitted by eastwake on 02/10/2010 – 15:27
If insomnia is a problem for you, flip your television set to a rebroadcast of Monday night’s Wendell town board meeting, specifically the report on equity funding for transportation.
You’ll be asleep in minutes.
But here’s the issue. Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker believes Wake […]
Bell elected chairman of Metropolitan Mayors Coalition (The Durham Herald Sun)
DURHAM – Durham Mayor Bill Bell has been elected as chairman of the North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition, a group of mayors committed to promoting strategies to advance North Carolina’s urban centers.
Founded in 2001 by large-city mayors, the coalition represents the state’s 26 largest […]
Metro Mayors Gather in Wilmington to Address Issues (News 14)
Durham Mayor Bill Bell to lead mayors coalition (The Durham News)
Published: Mar 10, 2010 02:00 AM
Modified: Mar 08, 2010 11:50 PM
Mayor Bill Bell has been elected as chairman of the North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition, a group of mayors committed to promoting strategies to advance North Carolina’s urban centers.
Founded in 2001 by large-city mayors, the […]
The Politics of Road Money in NC (Public Policy Polling)
Monday, March 22, 2010
There’s something North Carolinians across party lines and in every part of the state agree on: they all think they’re getting the short end of the stick on money for roads. We find that 55% of voters think their area does not get […]
County officials heading to lobby in Raleigh (The Daily Reflector)
By JOSH HUMPHRIES
Monday, April 5, 2010
County officials will travel to Raleigh today to make a case for leaving the transportation funding process alone.
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners reached a consensus Monday to send county staff to a General Assembly committee meeting where legislators will take […]
Panel will explore road-money split (News and Observer)
Published Tue, Mar 09, 2010 03:52 AM
Modified Tue, Mar 09, 2010 05:28 AM
They snipped a red ribbon in Beaufort County a couple of weeks ago to celebrate the nearly finished U.S. 17 bypass around Chocowinity, a shrinking town with a pretty name.
The state Department of Transportation has […]
Road funds don’t follow population in N.C. (News and Observer)
Published Mon, Mar 29, 2010 05:02 AM
Modified Mon, Mar 29, 2010 05:16 AM
Raleigh drivers think they and their city are getting ripped off.
And they’re right. Sort of.
Raleigh commuters routinely idle in traffic snarls such as the Interstate 40 bottleneck in and out of Research Triangle […]
Money to move (News and Observer Editorial)
Published Thu, Apr 01, 2010 02:00 AM
Modified Thu, Apr 01, 2010 06:37 AM
Cities spawn traffic jams. There is a difference, though, between some modest rush-hour backups and the kind of intolerable congestion that can throw a region’s economy out of whack and generally make life miserable.
It’s not surprising […]
Nobody’s happy in road fund fight (News and Observer)
Published Wed, Apr 07, 2010 05:38 AM
Modified Fri, Apr 09, 2010 05:55 PM
Raleigh –Speakers from across North Carolina found little to like Tuesday in the “equity formula” used to distribute most state road-building money, but small-town advocates fretted that any change would make things worse for […]
