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More lies on transit
This time from Bill Thunberg, the former mayor of Mooresville and currently executive director of the Lake Norman Transportation Commission, on the possible use of tax increment financing (TIFs) to…
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Wake County Manager Wants Transit Tax on 2012 Ballot
Predictably, now that Durham County has passed a half-cent transit tax, Wake County Manager David Cooke is beginning his push for a half-cent transit tax in Wake. Wake’s transit…
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The Tillis Train to Nowhere
Fascinating 72 hours. First, the state Senate spits out a budget which notices that state government does not have the money lying around to fund low-priority, low-impact projects like CATS’…
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Trains: NC’s Traffic Savior?
After spending this past weekend in Chicago, I was intrigued to read in this weeks Friday Interview that North Carolina?s traffic congestion could double in the next couple of decades,…
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Getting rid of gridlock
How do we tackle traffic congestion on Tar Heel roadways? Transportation expert Randal O’Toole says the answer to that question does not involve commuter rail or other mass transit schemes.…
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In case you missed him ?
Michael Sanera debunked myths about commuter rail service during an appearance Tuesday evening on WNCN (NBC17). Click play below to view his contribution to Laura Barron?s report:
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Re: Don’t tell …
Paul, Thanks for your note. It gives me the chance to clarify that I’m not endorsing the Clayton Bypass. I’m pointing out that far more people are likely to benefit…
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Today’s Carolina Journal Online features
This week’s Carolina Journal Online Friday interview features John Hood’s top-notch, first-class, grade-A (and I’m not writing this just because I work for him, honest) assessment of the state of…
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Re: With tax increases, there are no losers
I really cannot tell if Triangle transit boosters are working a “big lie” strategy where they know they are spouting nonsense or if they are truly ignorant of the facts.…
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Today’s Carolina Journal online features
In this week’s Carolina Journal Friday interview, Donna Martinez discusses with Jane Shaw the teacher instruction methods employed in UNC system schools of education. Joe Coletti offers this week’s Daily…
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CATS Question: Why Pay?
Prompted by frequent commentor dj AKA Tanker Narc — Why is the city of Charlotte spending $8.5 million on an engineering study of the North line commuter rail when it…
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CATS Deals to Save North Line
Trains in a second, but first taxes. And risk. I was talking to banking expert Chris Whalen last week for a piece I did on the mortgage rate-freeze insanity. Whalen…