Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Gas Tax

Maryland Governor Stymied in Effort to Raise State Gas Tax

By Ben Goldman | Apr 18, 2012 | No Comments

Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland was dealt a setback last week when the legislature failed to approve a revenue package that would have shored up funding for transportation projects. Maryland has been at the forefront of a number of progressive planning issues in recent years, including a trailblazing statewide land-use plan. The difficulty in […]

Congress Agrees to Kick the Can for 90 More Days

By Ben Goldman | Mar 30, 2012 | 1 Comment

Yesterday, before taking off for a two-week recess, Congress passed a three-month extension of SAFETEA-LU, the ninth since it first expired on September 30, 2009. It now only needs the president’s signature sometime before midnight on Saturday to become law. That means that on June 26, 2012, current transportation policy will have been operating under […]

The Utter Futility of a Gas Tax “Holiday”

By Ben Goldman | Mar 28, 2012 | 4 Comments

Disclaimer: The House and Senate, in the grand scheme of things, have plenty of time to hack together a short-term extension of transportation funding, or even to pass the Senate bill outright if they felt like it. Sometimes, though, to the outside observer (even to the cross-eyed reporter) it sure does look like we could […]

Infographic: When Reagan, the GOP, and Democrats Doubled the Gas Tax

By Ben Goldman | Mar 20, 2012 | 1 Comment

Something to keep in mind while the House GOP leadership toys with the idea of sending national transportation policy back to the 1950s…

Flashback: Ronald Reagan Touts Gas Tax Hike, Transit Funding as Job Creators

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 16, 2012 | 8 Comments

On January 6, 1983, the icon of the modern conservative movement, Ronald Reagan, signed legislation to raise the gas tax for the first time in more than two decades, devoting a portion of the revenue to transit. We’ve been reading about this moment a lot, as the current GOP leadership in the House tries to […]

Streetsies 2011: The Final Installment

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 30, 2011 | No Comments

Tomorrow is the last day of 2011, folks. I wish you a Happier New Year than this one was. We’ve spent the last couple days looking back at some of the bests and worsts of 2011. A brief recap: The hit to transit budgets was the low point of the year, with the high point […]

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