It’s always worse-than-expected.

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From the article:

“In fact, when given a choice between new roads funded by an increased gas tax, by new tolls or no new roads at all, Americans prefer tolls (41 percent) or no new roads at all (41 percent) over increased gas taxes (18 percent).”

Warning: this article has a point of view, but the topic is timely and the stats are compelling, assuming they’re accurate. 

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Our friend and colleague Jim Barron, ATSSA Director of Communication & PR, issued a news release yesterday. 

The good news: 

“An all new, independent assessment…asserts increases in roadway safety funding since 2006 have significantly contributed to the decrease in the number of roadway fatalities.” 

The report, “Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Obligations and Fatalities on U.S. Highways: Final Report,” is available in executive summary form, or in full, here.

Transit Industry and State DOTs Agree: Senate Climate Bill Needs ‘Rewrite’

From Roads&Bridges Executive News Summary: 

“With gas prices on the rise, studies show riding public transit could result in huge savings”.

Now, is it us, or does the math in this article not make any sense at all?

Foregoing all of the arguments against public transport, namely its poor coverage, and lack of convenience, and dealing strictly with the math:

we rode the train a couple weeks ago, to attend the Tribe home opener. Cost …$5.00 round trip. Now, it costs 2 gallons of gas to drive to work, so rounding up, that’s $6.00. If we took the train, we would save $1.00 per day. 50 weeks x 5 days x $1 = $250.

We understand the parking costs, even though we don’t have any here.

Again, are we missing something? Where’s the $9 Grand in savings?

We think this is a poorly written or edited article, or, it’s yet another press release sent out under the guise of cost analysis, to promote an issue, with no facts at all behind the premise.

Then again, it could be us.

From the Roads&Bridges News Summary:

Reid says Senate will vote on new highway bill in 2010