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New Program Outline, Including Funding Scenarios

This document was presented at the Special Interim Committee on Transportation on January 4th, 2010. It contains a description of what a new program would accomplish and most importantly, two funding more...

A Pair of Plans: Funding Scenarios Emerge

The Special Committee on Transportation recommended not one, but two funding concepts for a new transportation plan on Monday. Both concepts are the same in many ways, they both delay any tax or fee increases more...

Hoyt Hillman: I appreciate the Committee's efforts.
- Lowering fuel taxes sends the wrong message to consumers. Cheaper gas encourages consumption or delays replacement to more efficient vehicles or modes of transportation.
- Increasingly fuel efficient choices will tend to flatten revenues long term. Something to think about.
- Economic pressures indicate inflation so sales tax as a viable option, but moving to sales taxes no longer separates transportation funds from general funds and adds the variable of additional political pressure in the legislature making long term planning impossible.

Incentives to move more items and people by more efficient rail must be part of the overall plan. 1/10/2010 1:28 PM

#21 K-18 Ogden to Manhattan discussion

The changes that have happened in this area in recent years are a great example of why the state needs a more flexible programming model. When the CTP was passed in 1999, we announced all ten years' worth of more...

#35 US-54 from Pratt to Kingman discussion

In addition to building the Cunningham piece as a part of the last program, we designed and bought the right-of-way for the rest of the corridor. Phasing was also discussed, with the Pratt Bypass and the more...

Needs, check. Support, check. Funding, stay tuned.

The Interim Committee charged with developing a funding package for a new transportation program had their first meeting last week. The agenda was mostly designed to get the facts in front of the members, with more...

Selecting "real" projects

Last week, a working group of T-LINK members met to discuss how projects should be evaluated and selected by KDOT in the future. The group wrestled with how to implement some of the recommendations from the more...

The debate rages on

The 2009 legislative session ended a couple weeks ago. The Primary Seat Belt bill was heard on the House floor again, this time to an even longer, more heated sometimes emotional debate. In the end it failed by more...

Senate Resolution 1618 - supporting a new CTP

The 2009 Senate passed this resolution outling it's committment to a new comprehensive transportation program

50 cars or 1 bus?

Here’s a link to an interesting video about an advertising campaign in Sweden that tries to get people to ride the bus. It's 3 minutes long and worth the time and more...

Getting your bike ready for spring and summer riding

I've been putting off getting my bike out for the year, but you've motivated me....