Fueling MoDOT: Higher Gas Taxes?
In Missouri, a small tax increase would have drivers pay a little more for roads, and could head off proposals...
A Tale of Two Taxes
If you drive in the Show-Me state, you pay two gas taxes—one of 18.4 cents per gallon to the federal...
What I Saw at the 2016 Missouri Transportation Conference
Last week, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce held its annual transportation conference in Jefferson City. Missouri state and national representatives,...
MO Money, MO Problems for MoDOT Funding
MoDOT’s funding future is certainly looking brighter these days. The department’s user-funding base is, at long last, providing more revenue....
New Bill Would Raise Missouri Fuel Tax, Cut Highway Miles
Recently, we discussed a couple of pre-filed bills that would raise the fuel tax in Missouri to avert a funding...
The End of the Road for Scenic Missouri?
Missouri has some breathtaking scenery. Whether it’s the Gateway Arch or the Missouri River Bluffs or the cotton farms in...
Fuel Taxes Back on the Table in 2016
The tumultuous finale of the Missouri legislature’s 2015 session meant that a fair number of policy conundrums were left unresolved,...
Saint Louis Transportation Planning Prioritizes Public Transportation, MetroLink
Saint Louisans depend on a functioning transportation system to do practically everything in their lives, from getting to work to...
MoDOT Gets a New Director
Recently, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) named Patrick McKenna as its new director. The previous director, Dave Nichols, stepped down earlier...
Transportation Funding: I-44, Tolling and the Road to Tomorrow
MoDOT interim director Roberta Broeker and Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Joseph Miller discuss transportation funding in Missouri and the need...
The Urban-Rural Divide in MoDOT Spending
Recently, the Post-Dispatch reported on area residents who want to direct more MoDOT funding to urban areas. Specifically, a League...
325 System Dead
Last week, we questioned the future of MoDOT’s “325 System,” or how the department would have prioritized spending in the...
Is MoDOT’s “325 System” Dead or Alive?
In July, we wrote about how higher-than-expected revenues for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) meant the state would be...
Expansive Commitments Drain MoDOT Dollars
As we’ve discussed many times before, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) faces a serious budget shortfall in the next...
Saint Louis and Kansas City Enjoy Low Congestion, Commute Times
Recently, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute released a report on mobility in the nation’s urban areas, specifically focusing on congestion....
Transportation Funding: I-70, Tolling, and the Road to Tomorrow
Ed Hassinger, Chief Engineer at the Missouri Department of Transportation, and Joseph Miller, Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst, discuss the state...
A Greater Gravois May Be a Local Gravois
In recent years, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has faced growing criticism about the maintenance of Gravois Road (Missouri...
Higher Than Expected MoDOT Revenues Mean No Loss in Federal Matching Funds
As we’ve written about many times before, MoDOT is facing serious financial difficulty. Soon, the department may not have the...
Federal BRIDGE Act Could Help Fund Missouri Infrastructure Improvement
As we have written about many times before, Missouri continues to grapple with an impending funding shortfall for the Missouri...
Recognizing the Need to Cut Corporate Income Taxes
In this past session, the Missouri Legislature addressed several important policy areas. At the Show-Me Institute’s latest Policy Breakfast, Senators...
