Posted on Monday May 4th by The Infrastructurist | 150
- The flood of stimulus money for road will “inevitably” create more road work delays on U.S. highways. States will try to minimize them by working at night and spreading out projects. (USA Today)
- A new report suggests that outer suburb residents should pay larger share of road costs, either with mileage tax or higher gas taxes. (WSJ)
- New York governor David Paterson urges a vote a transit funding compromise that wouldn’t cover the MTA’s long term needs. (NYT)
- The federal government is ponying up $75 million for an expansion of the Portland, Oregon, streetcar system, extending it over the Willamette River. (Bizjournal)
- “Would high speed rail crowd out an A’s stadium in downtown San Jose?” Probably not, but the local paper didn’t let that get in the way of a snappy headline. (Mercury News)
- A Washington city enjoyed big benefits from the Depression-era “stimulus” spending–a writer wonders if the current round will produce anything as valuable. (Bellingham Herald)
- “Are our roads and bridges crumbling?” asks the Houston Chronicle. Well, yes, if not quite literally — and maintenance remains a very good investment. (Chronicle)
- At “subway school” in Brooklyn, students learn transit trades on two real passenger cars donated by the NYC metro and dream of MTA jobs after graduation. (NYT)
