California’s Crumbling Roads
California’s transportation infrastructure is falling apart after years of deferred maintenance. Governor Brown called a special session of the legislature to deal with the problem, but the Assembly [...]
House Approves Temporary Patch to Highway Trust Fund — Long Term Bill Still Being Crafted
The House has approved a short-term measure to extend federal transportation funding for three weeks in an effort to prevent a highway funding stoppage. This is the 35th short-term [...]
Southern California Lacks the Funds to Fix its Transportation Problems
Members of an Assembly transportation committee learned that keeping people and goods moving in gridlocked Southern California will continue to be a challenge due to lack of funds [...]
Poll: 70 Percent of US Residents Want More Road Funding
Seventy percent of U.S. residents want Congress to increase the amount of money it spends on transportation projects, according to a new poll released by the AAA auto [...]
L.A. Metro Could Build New Infrastructure with $120 Billion in Proposed Sales Tax Revenue
A bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown will allow Los Angeles County transportation officials to seek a sales tax increase in 2016 that could raise as much as $120 [...]
House Transportation Committee Unveils Six-Year Highway/Transit Bill
House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) and ranking Democrat Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) released Oct. 16 proposed legislation to reauthorize the federal highway and public [...]
L.A. Metro’s Sales Tax Measure Would Add Jobs, Boost Economy
Los Angeles County voters will be asked in November to approve a half-cent sales tax increase that would continue indefinitely to fund a major expansion of Southern California’s transit [...]
Feds warn against infrastructure funding complacency
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is warning lawmakers against becoming complacent after the revelation that federal infrastructure funding is scheduled to last six months longer than previously expected. Lawmakers [...]
Los Angeles will vote whether to self-finance its infrastructure future
Los Angeles voters will decide in November on a landmark plan to boost transportation investment in Los Angeles county. The measure would effectively create a permanent 1 cent [...]
Deficient, Congested Roadways Cost CA Drivers $53.6 Billion Annually
According to a new report, roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack safety features cost California motorists a total of $53.6 billion every year — with [...]