A pair of legislative updates from Metro’s government relations staff. Some explanation on the second one — it means that the $240 spent on transit benefits month is exempt from withholding taxes, meaning more money in the pocket of commuters. Congress had in 2011 rudely allowed that number to slip [continue reading]
HIGH-SPEED RAIL FUNDING: I think until proponents of the project put forth a credible funding plan, the project is going to keep getting slagged by opponents and critics. The latest salvo came yesterday on the first business day of the new year, when a state-appointed “peer review group” burped out [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Pretax commuter benefits slashed by Congress (San Francisco Chronicle) Congress went home for the holidays and couldn’t be bothered to extend a [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Has the sun set on suburban sprawl in California? (Natural Resources Defense Council Switchboard Blog) A new study by the Urban Land [continue reading]
Here’s the not-so-good word from Metro’s government relations team: As Congress prepares to adjourn for the holidays in a matter of days, it appears that it will not address two issues of importance to our agency and transportation agencies around the nation. The CNG tax credit (50 cents per gasoline [continue reading]
