Amendment 7: The Policy Breakdown
As the vote on Missouri Amendment 7 approaches, proponents have gone to the newspapers, airwaves, and television screens to argue...
Do We Need Amendment 7 To Match Federal Highway Dollars?
Representatives from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) often warn that without more money, be it from a transportation sales...
Proposed Amendment 7 Is Bad Policy
As first appearing in the St. Louis Business Journal: The St. Louis Business Journal recently published an editorial critiquing my...
A Transportation Sales Tax Is Bad Policy For Missouri
As first appearing in the Southeast Missourian: In the 1929 Rose Bowl, the speedy Roy Riegel of the University of...
Amendment 7: The Tax That Keeps On Taxing
According to current projections, the proposed Missouri Amendment 7, or 0.75-cent transportation sales tax, would raise $5.4 billion for roads,...
Op-ed: Proposed Amendment 7 Is Bad Policy
Today, the St. Louis Business Journal printed my commentary on why the proposed Amendment 7, which would implement a 0.75-cent...
Are Missouri’s Highways And Bridges Crumbling?
Supporters of Amendment 7, the proposed 0.75-cent transportation sales tax, have increasingly begun to argue that Missouri’s roads and bridges...
How Much Does A Competitive Transportation System Cost?
Recently, NextSTL began reposting “A World Class Transportation System” by Chuck Marohn. While this recommendation may not hold for future...
The Math Does Not Add Up For Murky Kansas City Streetcar Deal
In a previous post, we commented on how officials from Kansas City and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) are hammering...
Kansas City’s Murky Streetcar Deal Goes Public
During the last couple of weeks, we have commented about the developing story of the closed-door dealings between Kansas City...
The Wisdom of Devoting 27% of Transportation Funds to Streetcars
We have commented before on the possible deal between MoDOT and Kansas City officials to spend an incredible 27% of...
Kansas City To Spend 27 Percent Of All Regional Transportation Funds On Streetcar
In a recent article, the Midtown KC Post reported that Kansas City officials reached an agreement with the Missouri Department of...
User Fees Are A Better Way To Fund State Roads
In his latest Kansas City Star column, Dave Helling argues that it might be correct that everyone should pay for Missouri’s highways...
Lake Of The Ozarks To Waste Sales Tax Monies On Passenger Rail
As Missourians consider whether or not to vote for a transportation sales tax, localities and regions are writing up their...
Saint Louis City To Waste Sales Tax Monies On Streetcars, Transit-Oriented Development
Saint Louis City officials released their wish list for the anticipated $260 million from the proposed 0.75 cent statewide transportation...
Shock: Transit Supporters Discover Sales Tax Will Go To Roads
This week, in expectation of new revenue from a proposed statewide sales tax, the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) voted to...
Highway Robbery: Missouri Senate Passes Sales Tax Hike For Transportation
Yesterday, the Missouri Senate passed a bill that would use an increase in sales taxes to pay for transportation projects,...
Racing To The Wrong End Zone – In Transportation Funding
As first appearing in the Columbia Tribune: In the 1929 Rose Bowl, the speedy Roy Riegel of the University of...
Gas Taxes vs. Transit Fares
In a post on NextSTL, the author points out that gas taxes in Missouri have not kept pace with inflation...
Missouri Conference On Transportation Report
On Jan. 23, I attended the Missouri Conference on Transportation in Jefferson City. Much of the talk focused on needs: needs...
