Transit Solutions News

A new report released today strongly criticized politicians and policies that favor building new roadways while neglecting existing bridges and roads.

A major new report identifies problems in a national trend toward private toll roads. The study entitled Private Roads, Private Costs: The Facts About Toll Road Privatization and How to Protect the Public examines 15 completed private road projects and 79 others that are proposed or underway.

Public Transit received a boost today as Congressman David Price, Congressman Brad Miller and other supporters held an event at the historic Seaboard Train Station calling for more public transit options in the Triangle, citing a major new report on oil savings and other benefits from public transportation across the country. The NC Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG) released "A Better Way to Go: Meeting America’s 21st Century Transportation Challenges with Modern Public Transit," which examines the challenges faced by America’s transportation system and the benefits of existing rail and bus projects in Triangle and other areas of the state.