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2008/11/13
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“FDOT keeps insisting that the public would retain control over tolls because they would agree to lock in fifty years of toll hikes pegged to inflation. However, “the privatization deal would give no more control than you’d retain on your payments after signing a variable-rate mortgage.... |
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2008-10-31
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Faced with desperate budget deficits, Gov. Crist has proposed a number of toll-road privatization deals to fund transportation projects. Furthest along among these deals is Alligator Alley. Today State Senator Dave Aronberg proposed legislation that would slow down FDOT’s rush to lease Alligator Alley by creating a two-year moratorium on toll-road lease agreements that turn over control of state roads to private companies. |
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2008-10-16
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Today, President Bush signed legislation that will strengthen the nation’s intercity passenger rail network to accommodate record ridership and make possible new routes. The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, which was supported by wide bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate, authorizes close to $13 billion over five years to promote rail travel, relieve bottlenecks and begin investment in a new generation of high speed rail. |
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2008-06-26
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Responding to record-high gas prices and the rising use of public transportation, the House of Representatives today passed HR 6052, the Saving Energy through Public Transportation Act, by a vote of 322 to 98 which authorizes 1.7 billion dollars to transit agencies across America to expand services and reduce fares. It is projected that over $80 million would be directed towards projects in Florida. This investment is part of a long-term solution that gives Americans affordable and convenient alternatives to driving and allows transit agencies to keep up with drastic increases in ridership brought on by high gas prices.
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2008-06-25
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Without sufficient alternatives to driving, American families spent their entire economic stimulus check on high-priced gas. The average price of gasoline in Florida has surpassed $4 a gallon. In response, transit ridership has surged, but government still does little to help Floridians drive less.
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