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Houston's METRO Gets Money Back From Spanish Rail Car Supplier
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
(Houston -- Wendy Siegle, KUHF News) Houston's METRO has officially received a $14 million dollar refund from the Spanish-owned rail car vendor Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF).
METRO had hired CAF to build 103 light rail cars for the North and Southeast rail lines. But last December METRO had to cancel the contract after the Federal Transit Administration said the $330 million dollar deal violated federal purchasing laws and Buy America rules. That has stalled $900 million dollars in federal grants. "The Federal Transit Administration made it clear that unless we terminated the CAF contract and purchased cars under a new program that they were comfortable with, we would not be eligible for the full funding grant," said George Greanias, METRO's president and CEO.
METRO was able to recover $14 million dollars of the $41 million it had already paid to CAF. Greanias says the money will go toward re-procuring the light rail cars. "We just issued a notice over the weekend that we're going to be going out to take bids on rail cars," said Greanias. "And we've been working very closely with the Federal Transit Administration to make sure that every step in the process that we're going through right now meets with their approval."
Earlier this week the Obama Administration submitted its proposed budget for fiscal year 2012. It includes $200 million dollars for the North and Southeast rail lines.
NJ to Feds: We May Not Have Agreed About ARC Tunnel, But We Agree We Shouldn't Have To Pay
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
(Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) New Jersey politicians might not have agreed about the ARC tunnel -- but when it comes to paying back the federal government $271 million in ARC money, they present a united front ... against paying, that is.
Yesterday, Governor Christie's office released a copy of a letter that the entire New Jersey congressional delegation --13 congressmen (yes, the entire delegation is male) plus the two senators -- sent to DOT Secretary Ray LaHood, expressing concern that "forcing New Jersey to pay these funds will undermine efforts for a new Trans-Hudson tunnel."
New Jersey has been pursuing legal action to avoid repaying the Federal Transit Administration $271 million that the agency billed the state for work on the ARC tunnel project. This letter appears to be the latest attempt by the state to try to get off the hook for the bill.
We reached out to the DOT for comment, wondering: what triggered this letter? Were there discussions afoot about repurposing that money for a new iteration of a Trans-Hudson tunnel -- like the Gateway Tunnel or extending the #7 subway? The DOT says they have "no update."
Waiting for "Go" Dough
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
(Matt Dellinger, Transportation Nation) They say attention spans are getting shorter. But great patience is required in the transportation world, where big plans don't always include... well, plans.
Obama's robust transportation budget (pdf), a wonky valentine on Monday, was greeted with the predictable enthusiasm from activists and equally expected groans from Republicans. Tea-Party-beloved Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) called the proposed increase in transportation spending evidence of the President's "fiscal irresponsibility," while the Public Interest Research group said it proved that the administration was "serious about investing in the future."
The reactions were unsurprising, in part, because so were the proposals: The ideas put forward in the budget read like a greatest hits from the past two years of rhetoric. You've got the half-trillion-dollar reauthorization commitment coupled with program streamlining that former Rep Jim Oberstar (D-MN) floated two years ago, before being swept out of the House in the November GOP takeover. And there's that upfront $50 billion in stimulus that Obama proposed to a crowd on Labor Day. A heap of high-speed rail. A dash of TIGER-like grants. Add the perennial Infrastructure Bank idea (to be specific, the much poo-poo'd version that would have the "I-Bank" live within the USDOT), and you've got yourself a budget.
No word on how to pay for it all, though.
Ray LaHood: I'm Disappointed FL Rejected HSR Money -- But Other States Will Benefit
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
(Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) DOT secretary Ray LaHood is not happy about Florida governor Rick Scott's decision to reject federal funding for high speed rail. His office issued the following statement this morning:
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Statement on Florida Governor Scott's Decision to Decline High-Speed Rail Dollars
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today made the following statement regarding Florida Governor Rick Scott's decision to decline high-speed rail dollars.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood: "We are extremely disappointed by Governor Rick Scott's decision to walk away from the job creating and economic development benefits of high speed rail in Florida. We worked with the governor to make sure we eliminated all financial risk for the state, instead requiring private businesses competing for the project to assume cost overruns and operating expenses. It is projects like these that will help America out-build our global competitors and lay the foundation needed to win the future. This project could have supported thousands of good-paying jobs for Floridians and helped grow Florida businesses, all while alleviating congestion on Florida's highways. Nevertheless, there is overwhelming demand for high speed rail in other states that are enthusiastic to receive Florida's funding and the economic benefits it can deliver, such as manufacturing and construction jobs, as well as private development along its corridors."
Christine Quinn: Parking Ticket Fix Good For Constituent Relations
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
(Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn was on the Brian Lehrer Show this morning to talk about her State of the City speech. And as parking tickets were one of the big ticket items in that speech, Brian asked --quoting Andrea Bernstein's Transportation Nation article--the following question:
Brian Lehrer: More than 90% of people who work in Manhattan take mass transit, not their own cars. So why the attention to the problem of parking tickets issued to drivers while they're putting money in the meters?
Christine Quinn: Well, for a couple of reasons. We've been very aggressive on mass transit issues in the Council from our big campaign last year to successfully save student MetroCards to supporting congestion pricing for extra funding for the MTA and an array of other issues. But we in the Council want to be responsive to the issues that New Yorkers call us about.
BREAKING: Rick Scott Rejects $2.4 Billion for High-Speed Rail
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
(Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) Florida Governor Rick Scott just announced that he's rejecting $2.4 billion in federal stimulus funds for high-speed rail link connecting Orlando to Tampa.
"The truth is that this project would be far too costly to taxpayers and I believe the risk far outweighs the benefits," the governor said. "President Obama's high-speed rail program is not the answer to Florida's economic recovery."
You can read his prepared remarks here. There's a story about this in the Orlando Sentinel here.
More as we learn it.
Video: Rick Scott Ends Florida's High-Speed Rail Plan
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Here's the press conference where Florida Governor Rick Scott announced his decision to cancel Florida's high-speed rail plan.
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TN Moving Stories: Maryland Population Growth Expected Near Transit, Transpo Groups Like President's Budget, And NCDOT Combats Junk in Your Trunk
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Transportation groups have much to like in President Obama's budget request for infrastructure improvements -- but fear the spending plan might not get off the ground in Congress. (The Hill)
Planners in Montgomery County, Maryland, expect population growth will happen around transit centers and mixed use developments near the area's Metrorail station. (WAMU)
Christine Quinn announced her plan to ease NYC's parking restrictions and introduce new legislation that would allow ticket agents to literally "tear up" tickets. (WNYC) Also: Quinn will be on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show today, and it's safe to say that this parking plan will come up in the conversation.
A political battle brewing over the New Starts transit funding program could endanger at least $394 million for Minneapolis's Central Corridor light-rail line. (Star-Tribune)
The North Carolina DOT has launched a campaign to combat junk in your trunk. Drive lighter, save money at the pump:
Ray LaHood takes to his blog -- and Twitter, and Facebook -- to defend the president's high-speed rail plan in the face of critics. "As the Secretary of Transportation, let me be clear: there is no amount of money that could build enough capacity on our highways and at airports to keep up with our expected population growth in coming decades."
Greece's socialist government was able to pass its sweeping public transportation reform legislation in a final vote two hours past midnight on Wednesday, despite protracted strikes since December. (Dow Jones)
NY's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has refused to move from a parking lot slated to be turned into a park on Greenpoint's waterfront. (NY Daily News)
Is Burlington's pro-bike policy part of the secret behind Vermont's low unemployment rate? (Good)
An app to report potholes has come to Boston. (Wired/Autopia)
Top Transportation Nation stories we're following: We look at the politics behind the iconic beleaguered middle class driver. Senator Jeff Sessions weighs in on high-speed rail -- and what he thinks transportation policy should focus on. Montana grapples with megaloads. Houston's light rail system stands to get more money if the president's budget is passed. And: we just can't get enough of love on the subway.
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The Politics of Driving
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
(Andrea Bernstein, Transportation Nation) New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn got a whole bunch of attention (including from WNYC), for her proposal, packaged to land with maximum punch in her state of the city address, to ease the lives of those New Yorkers who feel they are a slave to alternate-side-of-the-street parking and other motorist-related hassles.
As WNYC's Azi Paybarah reports it, Quinn said in her speech Tuesday: "almost every New Yorker has a story about getting a ticket they didn't deserve."
Azi explains: "new legislation would be written to allow ticket agents to literally "tear up" a ticket when a motorist presented proof that they stepped away from their car in order to purchase a parking ticket at a nearby meter. The problem, Quinn said, of those wrongfully issued tickets was bountiful."
But. The politics of driving in New York City are far from simple. Unlike every other city in America, the majority of New Yorkers take transit to work. More than 90 percent of people who work in Manhattan don't get there by private car. But in politics, the beleaguered middle class driver -- like "Joe the Plumber," an archetype with great political hold -- is a powerful icon.
Since I've been covering this issue, candidates for Mayor (and Quinn is widely expected to be one 2013) have tried, with varying degrees of success, to tap dance around it. To take a walk down memory lane, in an August 2005 mayoral debate I asked (page 11 of the transcript) the democratic candidates about whether traffic into Manhattan should be limited by tolling East River bridges (which unlike some other crossings into Manhattan, are free).
There were four candidates at the time vying to be the Democratic nominee against Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the time: former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer (who went on to be the nominee against Bloomberg), Congressman Anthony Weiner (who didn't run in 2009 because, he said, there was too much important work to do in Washington, but who very well may run in 2013), Gifford Miller, the City Council Speaker (Quinn's current job) and Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields. None of them were for charging drivers to enter Manhattan by tolling East River bridges. To Weiner, it was "a tax on the middle class."
Throughout the 2008 fight on congestion charging, that's how opponents portrayed it. Quinn, however, stood up and took the heat. Through arm-twisting, cajoling, and pleading, she pushed forward Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to charge motorists $8 to enter the busiest parts of Manhattan during peak hours. Proponents, including Quinn, argued that the charge would ease traffic, reduce driving and help the environment, and make hundreds of millions of federal dollars available for mass transit.
"This is a bold decision… which will send a message to the state Legislature that we are sick and tired of our streets being clogged with traffic," Quinn said after the relatively narrow council vote of 30-20. (Narrow, because Quinn is the Democratic Speaker of a Council that is almost entirely composed of Democrats, and can usually get upwards of 40 council members to support her on any given measure.) But the council didn't actually have the power to enact the charge -- the state legislature did. And that body never voted, leaving some city council members who'd gone along with Quinn bitter that they'd been forced to take a stand on a relatively controversial issue.
Congestion charging did not come to be in New York City. The federal government took back its offer of hundreds of millions of dollars in transit aid. Partly because of that, the MTA faced down an $800 million budget gap last year, imposed the most severe service cuts in a generation, and raised fares.
Of the candidates who may run for Mayor in 2013 in New York, Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio is on record as opposing congestion charging. He was one of the 20 votes against Quinn. Weiner has remained opposed, and most recently, when former MTA chief and transit eminence gris Richard Ravitch put forward a plan to save the MTA with bridge tolls, Weiner wasn't for that, either. City Comptroller John Liu, formerly a city council member from Queens and chair of the transportation committee, supported congestion charging -- but not bridge tolls. And then of course, there's Quinn.
All of this is the backdrop of Tuesday's speech, which comes in the wake of general outer-borough fury at Mayor Michael Bloomberg for failing to plow the streets in a timely manner after the blizzard of 2010. That's been rolled into general Bloomberg-fatigue (he's now in his third term after promising to serve for only two), resistance to some of Bloomberg's reforms that are seen by some motorists as anti-automobile (bike lanes come to mind), and general frustration by middle class New Yorkers suffering the third year of a recession as property taxes, water rates, and parking fees rise.
And thus Quinn's refrain, in a speech that usually ricochets with resonance, that among her lofty goals "is just making it easier to find a parking spot."
Sessions: High-Speed Rail Will Never Be Profitable
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Transportation Nation's Todd Zwillich asked Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions if he could ever support high-speed rail, as long as the overall budget bottom line is low. The response:
Senator Jeff Sessions: Well, the critical number is -- are we going up or are we going down in spending? We need to be going down in spending. And then within that number, you can fight over what is your priority and what is not in your priority. I've studied the rail situation in years past, and I'm convinced that the way America operates it will not be an efficient thing here. High-speed rail is exceedingly expensive. I'm very dubious about that new spending program. I think most people would prefer we fix the 14th Street Bridge, and you know the potholes in the neighborhood, rather than spending huge amounts of money – and that's just a down payment on the plan the President mentioned in his speech. I was just stunned that 80% of the American people would be in walking distance – or some distance – to the high speed rail, I think, is impractical.
Question: you just supported an increased budget line for the District of Columbia, I think. 14th Street Bridge?
Senator Sessions: (laughs) I'm just kind of kidding, but urban transportation problems are real, for millions of Americans, and a good policy would figure out how to improve that. But I don't think high-speed rail in areas that are never going to be profitable are the answer.
Obama Puts Money on Houston's METRO
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
(Houston - Laurie Johnson and Wendy Siegle, KUHF News) There could be more money on the way for Houston's light rail system. President Obama's proposed budget for fiscal year 2012 sets aside a hefty $128 billion dollars for transportation projects across America - a 66% increase from 2010. It's part of a new six-year transportation bill, pegged at $556 billion dollars. "We view this as a big win for public transit," said Peter Rogoff, the Federal Transit Administrator. Obama's budget includes a record $3.2 billion dollars for 21 capital transit rail and bus projects.
If passed, METRO's light rail project would receive another $200 million allocation - that's up $50 million from last year. The money would go towards the construction of the North and Southeast rail lines. George Greanias, METRO's president and CEO, points out that the proposed money is in addition to the $300 million already allocated to the agency. "We worked very hard last fall to regroup after a very difficult summer," Greanias said. "And I think the way we approached that regrouping work has made an impression on the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), on the Obama Administration."
The transit authority got in trouble with the FTA last year after a four month long investigation found the previous METRO administration had broken federal Buy America laws when it handed over two light rail contracts to a Spanish rail car manufacturer. That violation put $900 million dollars in federal grants on hold. METRO was able to come to an agreement with the Spanish company, ultimately canceling its contract in December. The settlement helped put METRO back on track to qualify for the total federal funds.
Obama's $200 million dollar bump for METRO is part of that pending $900 million dollar grant. Rogoff says there's no question last year's debacle delayed METRO's funding. But he says members of METRO's new administration have been willing to work with the FTA to fix the situation. "We have always said that we were not going to punish the commuters of Houston for the misdeeds of prior METRO leadership," Rogoff said. "And I think the amounts of money we have for both these lines in the budget reflect that." He said the FTA expects to finalize the full funding grant agreements before the end of 2012, and adds that both rail projects are on the list.
The transportation money is part of the Obama Administration's latest $3.7 trillion dollar budget proposal that would slash spending by 2.4 percent.
Love on the Subway P.S.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
(New York - Jim O'Grady, WNYC) This post-Valentine bon bon just landed from Praxedes Arias, who read yesterday's post about Love on the Subway. It describes her encounter on a downtown train. She writes: "He looked older and Irish American...I liked that look. Beard, mustache, blond...completely opposite of my family or Spanish men (I was born in Havana)."
When this story takes place, she's 27...and ready.
"I met my husband on the A train. I was performing my final play at the American Academy of Performing Arts and was reviewing my lines. It was a Sunday afternoon so the car was pretty empty but I looked up and suddenly he was there sitting in front of me. The guy I had seen in the neighborhood and on the train for weeks and months but never spoke to. He nodded and said 'hi.' I said 'hi' and immediately looked down at my playbook. 'Oh my gosh, he spoke to me,' I thought; my heart beating a mile a minute. I was really shy so starting a conversation was out of the question. I needed to find another way. I pulled out a flier of the play from my backpack and circled my name with a note. I waited until we got to Columbus Circle and gave him the flier right before I exited the train and said 'I hope you can make it.' I performed that evening and greeted my guests afterward...and was a little disappointed he wasn't there. I assumed he was married. A few weeks later, I was running late and ran for an overcrowded A train. I made it, and stood there looking disheveled and tired. I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around and it was him. He apologized for not having attended the play because he had a previous engagement. Then he asked me out to lunch. Of course I said, 'yes.' He took me to Phoebe's restaurant and the American Museum of Natural History...a perfect first date. We are now married 16 years and have three beautiful little boys. We are still in love and the best of friends."
To have your heart warmed even more, go to wnyc.org for audio versions of a pair F train love stories--one of them a marriage proposal.
p.p.s. Click "more" to read the above story by the man in question, James O'Driscoll.
New York's Taxi Riders: Credit Cards Yes, TV No
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
(Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) They like the option to pay by credit card. But they hate the fare. Over 30% of riders also liked the ease of hailing cabs, and a similar number felt that they were faster than public transportation. And they don't like Taxi TV, which earned disdain from a third of riders.
These were some of the opinions the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission gleaned from a survey of over 22,000 cab riders. The TLC wanted to learn passengers' likes and dislikes about cab riding--and also collect feedback to put to use in the Taxi of Tomorrow competition.
And when it comes to voting for the actual Taxi of Tomorrow -- the cab that the city will require owners to purchase, starting in 2014 -- the Karsan was the favorite.
You can see the results below.
Montana Lawmakers Grapple With Megaloads On State Highways
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
(Helena, Montana -- Jackie Yamanaka, YPR) - It's described as "heavier than the Statue of Liberty, nearly as long as a football field, wider than the roads that they're actually traveling on, and three stories high."
A so-called megaload of refinery equipment bound for a ConocoPhillips refinery in Billings is just east of the Idaho-Montana border, poised to make a circuitous 500-odd mile trip from the Lolo National Forest, and winding up to Roy, before making its way back down to a refinery near Billings.
These first of four coke drum shipments were trucked in from the Port in Lewiston, Idaho along the scenic Lochsa River corridor and along the boundaries of wilderness areas and national forest land. When the second shipment arrives, they will travel together to the south central Montana refinery.
Some Montana residents are concerned these loads will spawn an industrial megaload corridor that will cause excessive wear and tear on roads and bridges.
So Montana lawmakers are considering House Bill 507, which would require industrial equipment on Montana highways to obtain a new, special-use permit.
Zack Porter is the campaign coordinator for the group "All Against the Haul." He says Montana lacks a current state regulatory statute to deal with megaloads. "We do not use the word megaloads lightly," he says. "Today's highway infrastructure, much less those bridges that were built in the 40's, 50's and 60's in this state , wasn't built to handle this type of equipment."
But Jim Lynch, the director of the Montana Department of Transportation, says the process already exists to evaluate and analyze the state's roads, the hauling equipment, how that load will impact the roadways and make sure it won't violate the federal bridge laws.
Lynch adds there's also an environmental assessment conducted under the guidelines of the Montana Environmental Policy Act, as well as a safety plan, and an emergency plan.
"We permit a lot of megaloads," Lynch says. "This is not the first megaload that has ever been permitted. It happens on a regular basis in Montana."
Lynch says ConocoPhillips has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the state of Montana that the company will pay for any damage now or in the future even if MDOT has made an error. He adds the company has also posted a $10 million bond. Lynch says that's to ensure Montanans don't pay for any possible damage.
Lynch says there are laws in Montana that govern the actions state agencies like his take.
"And I can assure the public," he says, "that the Montana Department of Transportation did just that follow the existing laws. We can't make up the laws as we go. We have to enforce the laws of the state of Montana equally among all the users of the highway system."
During the hearing, Lynch did not speak either for or against HB 507.
MDOT also recently granted final approval to Exxon Mobil Corporation to move large loads of refinery equipment bound for Canada's oil tar sand fields. Under the newly approved plan, 207 loads of Imperial Oil equipment will move from the Port of Lewiston in Idaho, through Montana and north to the Kearl Oil Sands in Alberta, Canada.
Opponents of HB 507 said the bill impedes commerce by delaying the issuing of permits.
Dave Galt represents the Montana Petroleum Association. He's also a former Montana DOT director.
"The purpose of the Interstate system, the strategic highway system, the national network of highway systems, and the federal funding formulas that come to Montana are premised upon the fact that we need a system to move goods across the country," he says.
And other opponents of the bill say the definition of a megaload in the bill would delay the transport of a number of goods, including wind turbines, large cranes used in construction, and other mining and drilling equipment bound for Montana work sites.
But supporters of the bill say megaloads could harm their small outfitting and guiding businesses by driving away tourists or causing an inconvenience. And they say this bill will ensure safety for other highway users.
The House Transportation did not immediately vote on HB 507.
See the information sheet that ConocoPhillips put out about megaloads below. An image of the route map can be found here.
TN Moving Stories: Boston's Pricey Cabs, BART Clears A San Jose Hurdle, and Privatizing The Tappan Zee?
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Radio Boston (WBUR) tries to figure out why that city's cabs are the most expensive in the nation.
The five-decade-long quest to bring BART to San Jose cleared a major hurdle yesterday, when the Federal Transit Administration recommended that it receive $130 million in federal funds this year -- clearing the way for construction to begin in 2012. (Mercury News)
A state commission charged with shoring up Maryland's cash-strapped transportation improvement fund has proposed raising more than $800 million in increased fees -- and called on state leaders not to take money from the system to plug other holes in the budget. (Baltimore Business Journal)
The Takeaway talks to an economist who says that despite negative perceptions, cities make us better -- and happier.
It's too expensive to maintain New York's Tappan Zee Bridge. It's too expensive to replace it. So politicians are looking at how private companies might provide a solution. (Wall Street Journal)
NY City Council Speaker Christine Quinn will propose changes to parking rules in her State of the City speech today. (WNYC)
An Ecuardorean judge fined Chevron $9 billion in a decade-long pollution case. (Marketplace)
The FAA said that U.S. airline-passenger numbers will reach 1 billion in fiscal 2021 -- two years sooner than projected -- because of improved economic growth. (Washington Post)
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee kicked off their reauthorization field hearings/public listening sessions in West Virginia, where some attendees wanted to talk about raising the gas tax. (Charleston Gazette)
Virginia Senator Mark Warner said that Governor Bob McDonnell's plan to pump nearly $3 billion in the state's roads over three years is not "fiscally conservative" and will not solve the state's transportation problems. (Washington Post)
Top Transportation Nation stories we're following: President Obama released his budget; we began looking at its transportation spending. And: in honor of Valentine's Day, we found love on the subway.
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The President's Budget: Transportation Edition
Monday, February 14, 2011
(Alex Goldmark, Transportation Nation) President Obama's proposed 2012 budget of $3.729 trillion slashes spending in many areas, but it is generous to transportation and infrastructure.
The budget calls for a $556 billion six-year transportation bill, a 60 percent increase--when adjusted for inflation--over the last bill, which expired three years ago . That's even more than the roughly $500 billion transportation bill proposed and stalled during the previous congress.
In the President's proposed budget, the Department of Transportation gets $129 billion in 2012 . There is substantial money for high-speed rail, as well as several new initiatives including the creation of a national infrastructure bank, and a competitive grants program that alters the way some road spending will be distributed.
Republicans say the increases are unjustified and unpaid for. One notable spending spike is an immediate $50 billion "up front boost" that Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood says will "jump start job creation while laying the foundation for" competitiveness. House Budget Committee Chair, Paul Ryan issued a critique of the budget that included characterized the spending as a $435 billion transportation tax.
House Transportation Committee Chairman, John Mica, was still reviewing the budget proposal and has no comment yet.
Transportation Budget Responses 6: House Republicans
Monday, February 14, 2011
President Obama released his proposed budget for 2012 this morning.
We are collecting responses and parsing through everything transportation and infrastructure related in the $3.7 trillion dollars of spending.We'll be posting various responses and a round-up at the end of the day.
House Republican leadership is unified in their disapproval of the budget as taxing and spending too much, cutting too little and not reducing the deficit enough. Obama's proposed 68 percent increase in transportation spending over last year is a prime target for claims that Obama is increasing spending in times when cuts are needed.
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) doesn't think released the following statement today critical of the increases in President Obama's budget:
"The president's budget will destroy jobs by spending too much, taxing too much, and borrowing too much. By continuing the spending binge and imposing massive tax hikes on families and small businesses, it will fuel more economic uncertainty and make it harder to create new jobs.
"The president's budget isn't winning the future, it's spending the future. A group of 150 American economists signed a statement sent to the White House yesterday that says we need to cut spending to help create a better environment for job creation in our country. Our goal is to listen to the American people and liberate our economy from the shackles of debt, over-taxation, and big government. .."
Transportation Budget Responses 5: Senator Jim DeMint
Monday, February 14, 2011
President Obama released his proposed budget for 2012 this morning. We are collecting responses and parsing through everything transportation and infrastructure related in the $3.7 trillion dollars of spending.
We'll be posting various responses and a round-up at the end of the day.
U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, issued a harsh critique of the president's budget as spending too much, expanding federal power, and for raising taxes on oil, coal and gas producers.
Much of his response does not have to do with transportation, but he does mention the 68% percent increase over last year's spending levels as evidence of Obama's fiscal irresponsibility.
From DeMint's statement:
"One-third of the President's claimed 'savings' are tax increases so the Democrats can keep up their big-government spending plans. Instead of increasing Washington's control over areas like education and transportation, we need to devolve these decisions back to the states. It's time to change course, stop the wasteful Washington spending and begin making the hard decisions to save our nation from the coming fiscal crisis."
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Transportation Budget Responses 4: U.S. PIRG
Monday, February 14, 2011
The U.S. Public Interest Resource Group likes the allocation to infrastructure in the President's budget. We'll be posting statements as we get them...and rounding up what's in the budget at the end of the day.
From a U.S. PIRG statement:
Statement by U.S. PIRG Senior Tax and Budget Analyst Phineas Baxandall, on the Obama administration's FY 2012 transportation budget proposal, which includes a major increase in transportation funding and an $8 billion annual investment in high-speed rail.
"The administration's budget request proves that President Obama is serious about investing in the future, while bringing much-needed reform to our broken transportation system."
Transportation Budget Responses 3: American Public Transportation Assocation
Monday, February 14, 2011
The American Public Transportation Association is pleased with transportation spending levels in the budget, which, if it passes unchanged, would mean a 60 percent increase over last year. The APTA also likes Obama's proposal of a $30 billion infrastructure bank.
President Obama released his proposed budget for 2012 this morning. We are collecting responses and parsing through everything transportation and infrastructure related in the $3.7 trillion dollars of spending.
We'll be posting various responses and a round-up at the end of the day.
"We applaud President Obama for his leadership and vision in making public transportation and high-speed rail programs a high national priority," said APTA President William Millar. "Given the difficult federal budget environment and the need to grow jobs and the economy, the President's proposal recognizes the difference between spending and investment."


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In my previous life in the corporate world, valuating small businesses was something I used to do. Starting off with the three years of complete financial info is a beginning. You also want to take into consideration the cash flow (tax returns needed for this) and the value of the permanent assets - land, permanent structures, infrasystems, etc. And there are often intangibles involved - goodwill, name recognition, vendor relationships and customer lists, etc.
The larger the operation, the more complex this becomes. If this is a significant investment (bigger than a mom and pop operation), consulting a professional may be in order. Many banks now have departments that specialize in the financial needs of small businesses and they usually have someone trained in this methodology that can help. And it never hurts to have a good rapport with a small business banker - you never know when you may need that line of credit to help you over the rough spots in cash flow.
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One other suggestion. If you are already in the industry you may want to ask this Nurseries largest vendors their thoughts. Sales reps are a wealth of information and althought I wouldnt take the word of one rep as final, if you are able to talk to a couple of them and you see a trend, I would deffinatly
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Inspirational sports epic? Check. Real-life heroes? Check. History-altering personal hardship and sacrifice? Check? Baseball? Check. What looks like some excellent performances? Check.
The only thing that isn't goosebump-inducing in the trailer for the Jackie Robinson biopic, 42, is the use of Jay-Z's "Brooklyn we go Hard." I get why the song makes sense lyrics-wise, but I don't think it works in a period piece.
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A Chicago-based masonry repair contractor with a history of OSHA violations faces $196,000 in proposed penalties for exposing workers to excessive amounts of lead at a jobsite in the city.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Waclaw Cilulko, d/b/a American Masonry Inc., for seven alleged "willful" health violations of OSHA's lead rules.
Cilulko operates several Chicago-area masonry companies that have been subject to 39 OSHA inspections since 1978, resulting in 137 cited violations, OSHA says.
Willful violations are those committed with intentional knowing or voluntary disregard for the law's requirements, or with plain indifference to worker safety and health, according to the agency.
D+D News' attempts to reach the company for comment were unsuccessful.
Lead Exposures
In May, OSHA inspectors found Cilulko's workers without proper protective gear performing abrasive blasting of walls and columns coated with lead-based paint at a commercial building site in Chicago. The building houses several art studios.
OSHA said American Masonry's violations, carrying fines of $28,000 each, involve the failure to
The company was also cited for failing to implement a medical surveillance program (including initial monitoring and biological monitoring such as blood sampling) for all employees exposed to lead and a respirator-protection program that includes fit testing and training, OSHA said.
"When employers such as American Masonry knowingly ignore health requirements, they are unduly placing their workers at risk for illnesses, and that is unacceptable," said Nick Walters, OSHA's regional administrator in Chicago. "Lead exposure can cause serious neurological damage, among other illnesses."
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American Masonry performs masonry repair and stone setting, according to OSHA.
The company's owner, Cilulko, operates several similar companies in the Chicago area that have been subject to 39 OSHA inspections since 1978, resulting in 137 cited violations, the agency reported.
In 2010, for example, the company settled citations involving four serious violations for $2,310. The violations in that case involved the failure to abide by OSHA's fall protection rules.
OSHA said the companies operate under the following names:
American Masonry has 15 business days from receipt of the citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with Walters, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Comment from Dennis Guy, (11/19/2012, 8:21 AM)
Yeah, Let's expand the government some more... Shall we?
Comment from Kay Melcher, (11/19/2012, 9:43 AM)
Yes, we should. Exposure to lead causes serious and permanent health damage. Why should these workers suffer permanent harm for the rest of their lives just so that this contractor can take home more profit?
Comment from Paul Braun, (11/20/2012, 9:12 AM)
Dennis: I don't understand your opposition to OSHA's four findings, and don't understand the comment about "expanding government". Try as I might, I can't see, on balance, how the rules place an unfair burden on society. Lead is a proven problem to health (I hope we can agree on that). Do members of society (the residents of the complex, the workers, and the residents in the surrounding area) have a right to be protected during remediation? Does Waclaw Cilulko have any obligation to operate within the law to protect those involved? Should we have the expectation that Cilulko and the 16 companies snagged by the EPA (as reported in D&D in 11/16) or the paint company charged by the FTC with greenwashing, will self-regulate? Given the history of environmental destruction we have experienced, should we EVER have that expectation, or do we need regulations (and effective governmental agencies) in place to assure the rights of citizens?
Comment from Dennis Guy, (11/21/2012, 10:27 AM)
Hi Paul, I think your last sentence speaks to my point, (although we may disagree on what constitutes an effective government agency.) What I was thinking when I expressed my opinion was the excessive fines that were imposed on a private company. 196K is a lot of money! How many workers wages can be paid for that kind of cash? OR how many workers will now lose their jobs because of this error in judgement? EPA, OSHA have these agencies ever produced anything? Created jobs? Made a profit? Hence, the 'expansion of government' comment. Have a nice day!
Comment from M. Halliwell, (11/21/2012, 10:48 AM)
Dennis, I do understand the point you are trying to make...but shy of simply pulling this guy's licence (and barring him from simply taking out a new one and continuing on) how else are are we (industry and government) supposed to give him a clue? He hasn't clued in since 1978...and the price to remediate the lead contamination he has likely caused (let's not get into the costs of health effects to the public or his workers) would likely cost far, far more than $196k. Do OHSA and EPA produce anything? No...that's not why they were created. Do they have worth in reducing fatalities, injuries and environmental damage? I would certainly think so. Are they good value for the money invested....well, that we can debate for years to come.
Comment from Tom Schwerdt, (12/6/2012, 4:03 PM)
Yep, this company has apparently been flouting compliance and endangering folks since 1978 - it's past time they had some real fines.
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Murray has little sympathy for fellow Brits
Andy Murray's victory over Jan Hajek yesterday was just the start of a road he hopes will take him to a first Wimbledon title but going into the third day he is already the only British singles player left in the tournament.
It is not an unfamiliar position for the Scot but it is the first time he has progressed to the second round alone - indeed, it is the only time in the history of the Championships that just a single home player has won a match.
Jamie Baker, the only other British man in the main draw, lost to Andreas Beck yesterday while Anne Keothavong and Heather Watson joined Elena Baltacha, Melanie South, Katie O'Brien and Laura Robson in making first-round exits.
Watson, Keothavong and Baltacha were all in winning positions, and the latter two admitted it was the pressure of the occasion that prevented them from pressing home their advantage.
Murray, though, had little sympathy for his compatriots as another inquest began into the failings of British tennis.
He said: "Obviously you want to enjoy it but surely when you start playing a sport you want to compete in the biggest events against the best players?
"When you get there, there's definitely a pressure that comes with it but something you should be able to enjoy as well. You've just got to get your head round it and deal with the pressure."
The Lawn Tennis Association will be braced for another backlash and player director Steven Martens admitted the players did not handle the pressure well but insisted progress is being made.
"It says something about the importance players attach to playing at Wimbledon," said the Belgian. "It's the biggest tournament in the world and having that on your home soil is something that probably unconsciously puts expectations on everyone.
"But if you look at women's tennis, it's no reflection on the progress."
Murray again bucked the trend with a comfortable 7-5 6-1 6-2 victory over Hajek, dominating the match after a surprise early break for the Czech.
The result means the fourth seed is set for a Centre Court date with royalty tomorrow when the Queen visits the All England Club for the first time since 1977.
Murray's second-round match against Jarkko Nieminen is certain to be on the schedule, and the Scot is confident the extra attention will not affect his game.
He said: "I've been doing it for the last five, six years, getting used to playing in big stadiums with people watching and various distractions. You just need to stay focused."
Murray named David Beckham as the most famous person he has met so far, but that is set to change, with the world number four expected to have the opportunity to meet the monarch later in the day.
"I don't know what I'll say exactly," he added. "I'll probably be a little bit nervous, understandably. I guess I don't want to mess up at all."
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Dubai: Tasjeel, a joint venture of ENOC and Road Transport Authority (RTA) for speedy and hassle-free vehicle testing and registration services, has extended the working hours at its Al Qusais site from 7 am to 12 am, working through three shifts.
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Tasjeel extends working hours at Al Qusais site
Tasjeel is evaluating the possibility of extending the working hours at its other sites too
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- A workshop mechanic conducts a pre-registration check on a car at a 'Tasjeel' centre in Dubai.
Motorists now have the convenience of meeting all their vehicle testing and registration service needs through extended hours thus reducing waiting time and speeding up the process. Tasjeel is evaluating the possibility of extending the working hours at its other sites too.
Ayas Bin Hendi, General Manager of Tasjeel, said: "The extended working hours at our Al Qusais has been implemented to further enhance customer convenience. It is part of our strategy to implement more customer-friendly services."
The Tasjeel Qusais site, earlier functioning only till 9 pm, will have three shifts and will offer the entire range of services.
Tasjeel offers a wide range of facilities for customers to complete the vehicle testing and registration process swiftly.
The amenities include an ENOC/EPPCO service station, convenience store, insurance booth, document typing booth and number plate factory.
The Tasjeel sites are in Al Qusais, Al Barsha, Al Aweer, Warsan, Sharjah Auto Village, Jebel Ali, Khorfakkan and Hatta.
Tasjeel, last year, celebrated its tenth anniversary and also introduced its second mobile vehicle inspection service where registration cards can be issued at customers' premises.
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American Families Are Being Crushed By Medical Debt [CHARTS]
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While not everyone agrees that the Affordable Care Act is the solution, there's no denying that there's a problem: Americans are being crushed by medical bills.
More than 1 in 4 families were burdened by medical expenses in 2012, 1 in 5 were paying off medical debt, and 9 percent had bills that they could not pay at all, found a Jan. 28 analysis of data from a large CDC survey.
Here's a look at just widespread the problem is:
While those with incomes at or below 250% of the federal poverty level — which today means $48,825 for a family of three — felt the burden of these costs the most, healthcare-related financial problems were not limited to that group.
Families in which every member was insured were also not immune to the ballooning costs of medical care, but they were still the least likely to be struggling with medical bills:
The researchers were not sure why families who have a mixture of insured and uninsured members (the far right column) have higher rates of financial burden than those who are 100% insured, but they told us via email that a "mixed" insurance situation includes only a small percentage of families.
The consequences
In recent years, the cost of healthcare — and the share that individuals are responsible for paying — has been rising.
The implications of these findings go beyond mounting debt and thinning bank accounts. When people have medical-related financial stress, they often miss out on potentially life-saving treatment.
An earlier report by The Commonwealth Fund found that "two-thirds of people with a medical bill or debt problem went without needed care because of cost — nearly three times the rate of those without these financial problems."
As the last chart above makes clear, people with insurance are already less likely to be burdened by medical costs than those without. The Affordable Care Act will expand the number of people who have insurance and mandate coverage of many costs that may have previously fallen to patients.
And the ACA's strict limits on the maximum annual amounts people can spend on health-related expenses — $6,350 for an individual plan and $12,700 for a family plan — are designed to offer some protection against spiralling medical debt. (That benefit will not kick in on all plans until 2015.)
But it's important to note that in its current form, the ACA will reduce, but not necessarily end medical bankruptcies and other healthcare-related financial problems.
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