Posted on January 18th, 2008 by TechDigger
So we should allow states more flexibility in building toll roads to meet our transportation needs.
Hike in federal gas tax floated | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas-Fort Worth Transportation News | Dallas-Fort Worth News
Like Mr. Perry, Ms. Peters believes the federal government should reduce the role it plays in building [...]
Filed under: George Bush, Rick Perry, TTC, Toll Roads, Trans-Texas Corridor, local control, regulations | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 1st, 2007 by TechDigger
So Councilwoman Sheila McNeil told east side constituents that toll roads on the north side are okay because the people who live there can afford it. While I’m against toll roads since I think the roads should have been built with the taxes that we paid for them, McNeil does have a point.
Plenty of subdivisions [...]
Filed under: San Antonio, San Antonio Toll Party, Sheila McNeil, Terry Hall, Texans United for Reform and Freedom, Toll Roads | No Comments »
Posted on November 5th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Plan to Lower I-35 Speed Limit, Direct Traffic to Toll Road | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
TxDOT would pay Cintra-Zachry for lost profits if some state projects interfere with toll traffic over 50 years.
You really have to wonder why in the heck Texas signed this contract. It sure isn’t for the betterment of Texas [...]
Filed under: TX DOT, Toll Roads, texas | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 23rd, 2007 by TechDigger
I think I know why TX DOT is so hot for toll roads. Given the legislature’s inability to see that funds are actually spent for the programs that they were collected for, I could see where the employees at TX DOT would rather count on toll roads rather than the legislature for funding.
They can’t very [...]
Filed under: Toll Roads | No Comments »
Posted on June 14th, 2007 by TechDigger
I don’t know enough about this to know if it is a good or bad idea and I’m not necessarily against toll roads.
Transportation Commission rules in favor of local tolls - San Antonio Business Journal:
The expansion of U.S. 281 and Loop 1604 will continue as toll projects, the Texas Transportation Commission has concluded. The determination [...]
Filed under: Alamo Regional Mobility Authority, TX DOT, Texas Department of Transportation, Toll Roads, texas | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 11th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Toll road moratorium gets overwhelming support in the House
But lawmakers won’t increase the gas tax, Krusee said later: “The Legislature doesn’t want to raise taxes.”The moratorium also is a reaction to a 156-page transportation bill that rushed through the Legislature four years ago in less than 20 days. Lawmakers didn’t fully understand the legislation [...]
Filed under: Texas Legislators, Texas Legislature, Toll Roads | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 3rd, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Gas tax called toll alternative
Raise the gas tax slowly, year by year, and Texas wouldn’t need most of the glut of toll-road projects now on the books, state Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, said Monday in Austin.The state surely would be able to resist the allure of cash from corporations looking to finance and operate [...]
Filed under: John Carona, Texas Bills, Texas Legislators, Texas Legislature, Toll Roads, gas tax, texas | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 19th, 2006 by TechDigger
Long article in the Texas Observer worth reading. Some highlights follow.
I’m sure this is standard practice in the private sector. After, all we’re going with toll roads to take advantage of the efficiencies of the private sector, right?
The Highwaymen by Eileen Welsome - The Texas Observer
Yet even the chairman is perplexed by some details of [...]
Filed under: Cintra, Dead captial, Eileen Welsome, Macquarie, Mike Krusee, Ric Williamson, Rick Perry, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Mobility Fund, Texas Observer, Toll Roads, Trans-Texas Corridor, Uncategorized, texas | No Comments »
Posted on December 9th, 2006 by TechDigger
MySA.com: Metro | State
A new study throws cold water on a long-cherished claim of toll road advocates, surprising some of them, and could redefine a debate over if and how Texas should toll its highways.
If anyone would report on it. So far, I’ve only seen references by the San Antonio Express News and the East [...]
Filed under: Charles McMahen, Governor's Business Council, Micael Stevens, Rick Perry, Toll Roads, Trans-Texas Corridor, TxDOT, texas, texas politics | No Comments »
Posted on November 15th, 2006 by TechDigger
I’ve been talking with Dig ad veritas about the Trans-Texas Corridor and she has pointed out that other states, such as New York, have an extensive network of toll roads across the state and it’s not considered a big deal. So what’s different about Texas?
Thinking about it, toll roads aren’t necessarily bad in of themselves. [...]
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