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The issue of orphan roads has been brewing under the radar for years in North Carolina, but with the state’s surging growth in population, that may not be the case for much longer.
The issue of orphan roads has been brewing under the radar for years in North Carolina, but with the state’s surging growth in population, that may not be the case for much longer.
 
Gas prices may be out of control, but North Carolina’s motor fuels tax (the gas tax) has remained at steady levels for 30 years, when adjusted for inflation.
Gas prices may be out of control, but North Carolina’s motor fuels tax (the gas tax) has remained at steady levels for 30 years, when adjusted for inflation.
 
If you watched last week’s Shaftesbury Society meeting, you heard Cato Institute transportation expert Randal O’Toole’s recommendation that North Carolina rely more on user fees to meet its transportation needs.
If you watched last week’s Shaftesbury Society meeting, you heard Cato Institute transportation expert Randal O’Toole’s recommendation that North Carolina rely more on user fees to meet its transportation needs.
 
North Carolina should focus on user fees to help address long-term transportation needs.
North Carolina should focus on user fees to help address long-term transportation needs.
 
Randal O’Toole writes for the Federalist about COVID-19’s implications for a form of transportation that crams many people into small, confined spaces.
Randal O’Toole writes for the Federalist about COVID-19’s implications for a form of transportation that crams many people into small, confined spaces.
 
Starting Monday, Aug. 5, bus riders to Research Triangle Park will be able to get free or discounted rides from Uber or Lyft to reach the last stretch of their destination. One transportation expert says this is a sign that public transit is on the way out.
Starting Monday, Aug. 5, bus riders to Research Triangle Park will be able to get free or discounted rides from Uber or Lyft to reach the last stretch of their destination. One transportation expert says this is a sign that public transit is on the way out.
 
Proponents of the Durham-Orange Light Rail Project were issued a crushing blow by the GoTriangle Board of Trustees, which terminated the project in early April.
Proponents of the Durham-Orange Light Rail Project were issued a crushing blow by the GoTriangle Board of Trustees, which terminated the project in early April.
 
Interested in more intellectual ammo to slap down the central planners still supporting the proposed $1.6 billion money pit known as the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project?
Interested in more intellectual ammo to slap down the central planners still supporting the proposed $1.6 billion money pit known as the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project?
 
Consensus denial persists, according to Paul Krugman (to cite one who is highly experienced in denial), because "there are powerful groups with a strong interest in rejecting the facts."
Consensus denial persists, according to Paul Krugman (to cite one who is highly experienced in denial), because "there are powerful groups with a strong interest in rejecting the facts."
 
Critics of a just-passed Senate bill complain that it limits the ability of Wake, Guilford, and Forsyth counties to raise sales taxes to fund proposed rail transit systems in the Triangle and Triad.
Critics of a just-passed Senate bill complain that it limits the ability of Wake, Guilford, and Forsyth counties to raise sales taxes to fund proposed rail transit systems in the Triangle and Triad.
 
Raleigh officials got most of the money they wanted for the estimated $73 million Union Station upgrade. In late September, the city secured an extra $15 million in federal funds, bringing to $66.25 million the amount of federal, state, and local funding committed to the proposed transit hub. But...
Raleigh officials got most of the money they wanted for the estimated $73 million Union Station upgrade. In late September, the city secured an extra $15 million in federal funds, bringing to $66.25 million the amount of federal, state, and local funding committed to the proposed transit hub. But...
 
The GOP majority on Jones Street has passed budget packages. The House and Senate versions are both in the ballpark of $20.6 billion (hundreds of millions higher than Bev Perdue's last budget).
The GOP majority on Jones Street has passed budget packages. The House and Senate versions are both in the ballpark of $20.6 billion (hundreds of millions higher than Bev Perdue's last budget).
 
Charlotte Mayor Redd Foxx is movin' on up -- just like The Jeffersons and The Clampetts.
Charlotte Mayor Redd Foxx is movin' on up -- just like The Jeffersons and The Clampetts.
 
Randal O'Toole is an observant fellow. A senior fellow at the Cato Institute and longtime analyst of state and local growth management, O'Toole took a close look at the Great Recession and its antecedent, the Great Housing Bubble, and saw something that few others did.
Randal O'Toole is an observant fellow. A senior fellow at the Cato Institute and longtime analyst of state and local growth management, O'Toole took a close look at the Great Recession and its antecedent, the Great Housing Bubble, and saw something that few others did.
 
There's a bipartisan move afoot to cap North Carolina's tax on motor fuels at 37.5 cents a gallon this year, along with some political discussion about cutting the gas tax further in future years.
There's a bipartisan move afoot to cap North Carolina's tax on motor fuels at 37.5 cents a gallon this year, along with some political discussion about cutting the gas tax further in future years.
 
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