Despite an overall increase in state spending of roughly 70 percent during the last decade, transportation remains an issue. Here are three ways to address it without raising taxes.
Despite the recession private money is still out there for infrastructure projects. Virginia should be sure to build on its past experiences and continue to engage in public-private partnerships.
Want to relieve traffic congestion? Stop funding pork barrel and prioritize transportation projects that… (drum roll)… relieve traffic congestion.
The NVTA is near death as legislators fail once again.
Here is an easy way to resolve Virginia’s political stand-off over transportation funding: Empower local governments to enact the same taxes that the Supreme Court invalidated regionally.
We can get more mileage out of transportation spending by prioritizing congestion relief, using performance-based planning and outsourcing maintenance.
