Recently by Brandon Borgna
July 22, 2010
Written by: Brandon Borgna
The Missouri State Highway Patrol recently teamed up with NASCAR's Roush Fenway Racing team and Con-way Freight to kick off a statewide safety campaign against texting while driving, according to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.The safe driving campaign, which includes public...
July 19, 2010
Written by: Brandon Borgna
It is time to fix our crumbling transportation infrastructure by raising the gas tax, The Washington Post said in a recent editorial."By any measure, driving in the United States is cheap," The Post said. "Driving today is substantially cheaper, in...
June 2, 2010
Written by: Brandon Borgna
Our nation's highway system fueled "unprecedented economic prosperity and individual mobility," according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's draft Strategic Plan for 2010-2015. However, instead of furthering our economic prosperity and mobility through operational improvements on our nation's highways, the...
May 17, 2010
Written by: Brandon Borgna
The U.S. DOT's draft Strategic Plan presents a vast array of poorly justified expansions of the federal role into every nook and cranny of how Americans and their goods should travel--as well as how and where we should live, Bob...
May 13, 2010
Written by: Brandon Borgna
Supporters of the Kerry-Lieberman climate bill claim that the legislation will "help us create nearly 2 million new jobs and ... help us maintain leadership in the global economy," but the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) analysis of climate legislation says...
May 13, 2010
Written by: Brandon Borgna
While the Kerry-Lieberman climate bill comes with a huge price tag in the form of gas and diesel tax increases from a cap and trade system, environmentalists might say it is worth the price to avoid dire results from global...
May 11, 2010
Written by: Brandon Borgna
Congressional members applauded the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach last week for greatly reducing diesel emissions at the nation's largest shipping complex. Since launching their clean truck programs in 2008, Long Beach estimates it has already achieved the...
April 1, 2010
Written by: Brandon Borgna
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently doled out $1.5 billion in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grants for a wide variety of controversial state projects with a suspiciously heavy focus on non-highway projects. Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.),...
March 22, 2010
Written by: Brandon Borgna
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a "sea change" last week on his FastLane blog. The Secretary said "people across America who value bicycling should have a voice when it comes to transportation planning. This is the end of favoring...
March 19, 2010
Written by: Brandon Borgna
Cities and suburbs across America are plagued by rail-induced traffic congestion, as railroad advertising continues to seek even more traffic on their tracks.The Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently reported that a rail bottleneck southeast of the city is so bad that...
