PAT’s Coming Windfall
The long sought after special “funding” stream has become reality for the Port Authority (PAT). A funding stream that had been lobbied for by a
The long sought after special “funding” stream has become reality for the Port Authority (PAT). A funding stream that had been lobbied for by a
Another year and another toll increase for users of Pennsylvania’s Turnpike system. For the sixth consecutive year, tolls will rise for travelers paying with cash
In an informational piece put out by the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce and the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, the point is made that “…in densely populated urban areas, there just isn’t enough space to fit the roads that would be needed to move people around.” The message of the piece attempts to persuade rural lawmakers to approve funding for mass transit.
Congratulations to PennDOT. It has wisely and prudently decided not to go ahead with a scheme to close two westbound ramps on the Parkway East during rush hours.
In January of this year, the Pennsylvania’s Auditor General proclaimed that the Pennsylvania Turnpike was “drowning in debt” to which the Turnpike CEO responded that
Recently Pennsylvania’s Auditor General stated that the Pennsylvania Turnpike is “drowning in debt”. This characterization was disputed by the Turnpike’s CEO as “simply not true”
The Governor’s Transportation Funding Advisory Commission (TFAC) has a singular purpose as spelled out in the Executive Order creating it: “…develop a comprehensive, strategic proposal
For the third time Pennsylvania’s application to toll Interstate 80 (I-80) has been denied by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stated
In a blog this past April we wrote about Pennsylvania’s efforts to get a piece of the money that would be recirculating due to the
"Turnpike Head Says There is No Immediate Crisis". Responding to a rising chorus of concerns about the Turnpike Commission’s annual borrowing of $450 million to