Avis has reopened a shuttered building and parking lot at the site of the former airport and stocked it with rental vehicles from throughout the Midwest to meet the anticipated demand of the 150,000 visitors expected for the game and its activities. Larry Roberson of Affiliated Transportation said he would add another 25 vehicles to [...]

Moderated by Tom Sabulis Last week, we looked at the pros and cons of the Lindbergh-Emory rail line project proposed under the Transportation Investment Act, a 1-cent taxing coming to vote in July. Today, Gov. Nathan Deal writes about the motivations behind the regional T-SPLOSTs, while Ed Setzler, a Cobb County representative, says the TIA [...]

Transportation issues are going to be big this year for states and for federal lawmakers. US Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., spelled out three options for the nations transportation future during his visit to Quincy last Wednesday. In the Democrat-led US Senate, Kirk said some members want to impose a 50-cent tax on each gallon of [...]

BEND, Ore. — The City of Bend is holding two kickoff meetings for the transportation General Obligation (GO) Bond program. Both meetings will be held Tuesday, Jan. 24 in the City Council Chambers at Bend City Hall, 710 NW Wall St. A daytime meeting will take place from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm and an [...]

Remember last week, when Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers wanted the power to arrest you? This week brings a partial solution to that problem: Handy sheriffs deputies with Tasers. [Sacramento County sheriffs department spokesman Jason]Ramos said the incident began about 1:30 pm, after the man deboarded a plane and walked outside the airports secure area [...]

TIPPECANOE CO., Ind. (WLFI) – The transportation operating fund has shrunk in half for the Tippecanoe School Corporation (TSC). That news was presented to school board members during their meeting Wednesday night.   TSC officials said the fund currently has about $725,000 in it.  In 2011, expenses rose more than $500,000 over expenses in 2010. [...]

By Aaron Gould Sheinin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Gov. Nathan Deal this morning will go all-in on the upcoming transportation tax vote and on a tax reform package that includes business-friendly cuts but not a reduction in individual income taxes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $3.49 million to a San Jose State University-led consortium to develop and advance public transportation research and education. The consortium members represent a diverse group of universities, including Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ; Howard University in Washington, DC; University [...]

During her final State of the state address to the Legislature on Jan. 10,  Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed a $3.6 billion, 10-year plan to fund maintenance and operations by raising transportation-related fees. She also wants to make it easier for local governments to add taxes for roads and transit. Much of what she indicates demands [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Two years after the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) began using the social networking service Twitter to share travel information, the departments Twitter account postings have been read more than 100 million times. Social media is a great way for TDOT to stay connected with the motoring public, said TDOT Commissioner John [...]