Tag: Infrastructure

Parking

Next truck-parking workshop to focus on Greater Cincinnati area

Tuesday, October 22, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., truck parking stakeholders are being invited to participate in a workshop to be aimed at sussing out problem areas and proposing solutions for truck parking woes in Boone County, Ky., and the greater region around Cincinnati, Ohio.

October 9, 2019

Parking

‘People don’t understand — we have nowhere to go’: GATS panel presses for parking solutions

With a focus on Texas, a panel made up of truckers, parking advocates and a TxDOT official explored ways the state can expand parking options — especially in major cities and near freight hubs.

September 9, 2019

Business

House bill would boost fuel taxes to try to drum up infrastructure funding

Rep. Earl Blumenauer on Wednesday announced the introduction of a bill into the U.S. House that would raise per-gallon fuel taxes on gasoline and diesel by five cents a year for five years — and then tie the fuel tax rate to inflation — as a means to raise revenue for surface transportation infrastructure.

May 23, 2019

Parking

National Coalition on Truck Parking’s advocacy resources released with ease-of-use in mind

All Coalition-working-group resources are now available in both html and pdf formats, the former designed for easy online reading, the latter for the ability to print and distribute for those getting involved at public and private events.

April 1, 2019

Overdrive Extra

No time left for you: Bottlenecks and detention

Due to the recent findings in the ATRI study on the worst freight bottlenecks, it should be no surprise that infrastructure is a hot topic once again.

February 27, 2019

Overdrive Extra

The time is now: Build truck parking capacity

Bottom line for lawmakers sent by us to the nation’s capitol: We need an infrastructure bill that will open the flow of traffic, make safer merge lanes and truly spur on badly needed truck parking. Please don’t wait for another bridge to collapse, for another trucker trying to provide for his family to be killed for the few dollars in his pocket.

February 18, 2019

Business

Northeast/Mid-Atlantic states to push cleaner transportation

The regional collaboration brought along Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., to the most recent agreement to set a cap on transport emissions region-wide and work toward reducing them otherwise.

December 28, 2018

Parking

National truck-parking coalition releases working-group resource materials

Regardless of just where parking needs are greatest, in the wake of Jason’s Law and ongoing organization around the nation to address them, “today’s shortage of truck parking capacity is a national safety concern” — new resources from coalition working groups offer tools to current and would-be advocates, governments, planners and more.

December 11, 2018

Overdrive Extra

Road and bridge money’s on the table, but don’t hold your breath

President Trump campaigned with big promises to the nation's infrastructure, but there is still uncertainty surrounding the topic. Details on Overdrive Online.

August 2, 2018

Overdrive Extra

Infrastructure fixes running out of gas

We can’t expect tomorrow’s dwindling fossil-fuel-powered vehicles to adequately fund already under-funded highways while the e-powered elite rides free.

February 17, 2018

Business

Who knew infrastructure would be so hard?

“You can put lipstick on a pig, but you can’t make it drink.” Let’s try that again: “We can’t keep stitching together the sow’s ear of an infrastructure and expect trillion-dollar silk purse outcomes.”

February 12, 2018

Business

Trump’s highway plan pushes for ramping up Interstate tolling, leaves funding up to states and private sector

Notably, the infrastructure package would repeal the current ban on Interstate tolling, allow for the commercialization of rest areas and alter the types of projects supported by federal funds. It’s unclear whether lawmakers intend to take up Trump’s proposal, which he touted at the State of the Union in late January.

February 12, 2018