Are Missourians Ready for Toll Roads?
Yesterday, Combest linked to a story in the Post-Dispatch about a talk that former MoDOT director Pete Rahn gave in...
Just How Much State Money Will It Take?
In an unexpected turn of events, Paul McKee, the developer behind a projected $8.1 billion development project in the city...
“I Didn’t Break It, I Was Just Testing Its Durability”
I used the “Show Me: The Spending” web tool to determine how much money that government agencies in Missouri spent...
How Should We Pay for Transportation in Missouri?
Today’s Southeast Missourian asks the above question about Missouri transportation funding in an editorial (link via a certain Mr. Combest)....
Government Agencies in Missouri Spent $3,866,129.40 on Recognition Awards Over the Last Decade
Trend of Spending on Recognition Awards by Government Agency (in 1,000s) The yellow line represents the Department of Transportation, which...
Missouri Can Be Proud of Its High-Speed Rail Allocation
Here are some things to be happy about! Missouri ranks last among the 50 states in the number of professions...
MoDOT, Traffic On 64/40, and the Fundamental Law of Road Congestion
I have heard some complaints from people, via talk radio and message boards, that after two years and more than...
Congratulations to MoDOT’s Director, Pete Rahn
MoDOT Director Pete Rahn has received a well-deserved award from Governing Magazine for his work at MoDOT. I eagerly second...
Trucks and Tolls and Stuff
According to the Kansas City Star, Missouri has been approved to move ahead with a plan to install truck-only lanes...
MoDOT and Quotas
This Post-Dispatch article describes how well Gateway Constructors is meeting quotas for hiring women and minorities. The percentage of minorities...
Kansas City Airport Privatization Takes Small Step Forward
We may have to even call it a “very small” step, but nonetheless the idea is slowly moving forward. Prime...
The Perfect Example of Why MoDOT Should Be Governed As It Is
In Missouri, we like to elect people to office and then not give them all the powers one might assume...
Using My Tax Dollars to Restrict My Freedom
There is a lot of great stuff up on Combest today, so I’ll give him general credit for links to...
Well, MoDOT Sure Moved Quickly on That …
Whether or not you like the stimulus package — and if you are hanging out at this blog, it is...
Second State
Check out this article in the Columbia Missourian about Missouri government’s use of the website Second Life: Avatars can make...
MoDOT Needs Mo’ Money
I promise you that is the last time I am going to use a version of that line. Before I...
Penny for Your Thoughts
I’m suspicious when the government sends out arbitrary amounts of money to people in hopes of “stimulating” the economy. But...
Private Funding an Important Option for Missouri Highways
An economic crisis is an excellent time to question assumptions — some of which may turn out to have been...
Reason Talks About Truck-Only Lanes in Missouri
From the latest email edition of Surface Transportation Innovations, by Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation: Progress on Truck Toll...
Reason Weighs In on Ethanol; ACC Weighs In on Reason
And so goes the circle of life. With all the recent crossover between the Show-Me Institute, Reason, MoDOT rankings, etc.,...
