Ryan Holeywell

Recent Articles

• How Vermont Raised Its Gas Tax
• May 17, 2013
• State leaders say they had no choice to find new gas tax revenue since they risked losing federal funds.

• Bike Share Programs to Launch in New York, Chicago
• May 10, 2013
• The two initiatives could quickly become the largest bike sharing programs of their kind in the U.S.
• 1 Comments

• Online Sales Tax Bill Passes Senate
• May 7, 2013
• It's the first time any version of the legislation, which state and local leaders have long fought for, has ever been approved by either chamber of Congress.
• 7 Comments

• What Happened to Federalism?
• Apr 30, 2013
• Washington used to know how to listen to the states; there was even a commission for intergovernmental relations. Can Washington overcome politics and partisanship to work together again?
• 1 Comments

• Has High-Speed Rail Been Derailed?
• Apr 30, 2013
• Four years after President Barack Obama declared high-speed rail a national priority, the financial hurdles seem higher than ever.
• 12 Comments

• Gavin Newsom on How Citizens Can Use Technology to Influence Government
• Apr 30, 2013
• California’s lieutenant governor, widely seen as a potential gubernatorial candidate, writes about the importance of citizen engagement in his new book “Citizenville.”

• What Anthony Foxx's Nomination Means for Transit
• Apr 29, 2013
• The Charlotte mayor's nomination as DOT secretary is being viewed as an overture to the role of metro areas in transportation planning.
• 1 Comments

• Just How Screwed is the Highway Trust Fund?
• Apr 24, 2013
• A new report from the Congressional Budget Office warns that Congress will have to dramatically cut transportation spending or raise the gas tax.
• 4 Comments

• Senate Could Pass Online Sales Tax Bill This Week
• Apr 23, 2013
• The legislation, which would allow states to collect sales taxes from Internet retailers, now has the White House's backing.
• 3 Comments

• Is Raising the Gas Tax Truly Politically Unpalatable?
• Apr 22, 2013
• It's conventional wisdom in Washington that voters won't support a gas tax hike or a vehicle miles traveled fee. A new study suggests that long-held belief is wrong.
• 8 Comments

• Is Raising the Gas Tax Truly Politically Unpalatable?
• Apr 22, 2013
• It's conventional wisdom in Washington that voters won't support a gas tax hike or a vehicle miles traveled fee. A new study suggests that long-held belief is wrong.
• 8 Comments

• Which State, Local Grants Got Cut in Obama's Budget?
• Apr 12, 2013
• The president's new budget proposal increases total federal grant funding to states and localities, but some programs are on the chopping block.
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• Obama's Infrastructure Budget is Ambitious But Vague on Funding
• Apr 10, 2013
• The president's budget calls for ambitious infrastructure investments but -- yet again -- doesn't provide many details on how to pay for it.