WebMemo posted February 2, 2012 by Alison Acosta Fraser
Will Transportation Reauthorization Be Another Big Spending Boondoggle?
As Congress gears up for another year, reining in spending and debt should top the agenda, but one issue heading squarely against that priority is reauthorization of the transportation program. The last transportation bill, SAFETEA-LU, was marked by gluttonous excesses, which ranged from its porcine spending increases and wasteful spending…
WebMemo posted March 2, 2011 by Wendell Cox
Federal Transit Programs: Spending More and More for Less and Less
Both the majority in the new Congress and the members of the Republican Study Committee recognize that federal transit programs have become a costly extravagance that provides minimal benefits in comparison to costs incurred. In turn, both have proposed that federal transit spending and government subsidies be cut back substantially…
Backgrounder posted February 11, 2011 by Ronald Utt, Ph.D.
Time to End Obama’s Costly High-Speed Rail Program
Abstract: President Barack Obama’s high-speed rail program promises to spend hundreds of billions of dollars in federal and state funds to provide mediocre passenger rail service to an extremely small fraction of travelers. In this time of tight budgets, neither the federal government nor…
WebMemo posted February 9, 2011 by Ronald Utt, Ph.D.
Setting Priorities for Transportation Spending in FY 2011 and FY 2012
The House Budget Committee has announced its discretionary federal spending target for the remaining eight months of fiscal year (FY) 2011, and the House Appropriations Committee subsequently provided details on how the 12 major program areas would have to be cut to meet that target. The transportation/housing account will receive…