The Politicker (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Anthony Weiner, the 44-year-old congressman and declared mayoral candidate, responded to the Ravitch Commission's recommendation to toll the East River bridges as a “tired, old proposal.” read more »
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
A panel created by Gov. Don Carcieri has suggested creating tolls and raising taxes and other fees to fund major repairs to Rhode Island's transportation infrastructure.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gov. M. Jodi Rell says reinstating tolls on Connecticut highways will not be part of any solution she proposes to resolve the state's budget deficit.
brownstoner (Free subscription) | yesterday
Marty Markowitz was just on the Brian Lehrer show arguing against the Ravitch Commission's proposal to add tolls to the three bridges in Brooklyn as well as the Queensboro Bridge as part of its solution to the MTA deficits....
The New York Observer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Former MTA chair Dick Ravitch, speaking at a press event in midtown next to David Paterson and Michael Bloomberg, just told reporters, “We have suggested that as a revenue item, a public value to be added, that there be tolls on the current free bridges over the Harlem River and East River.”
He also suggested creating a “regional bus authority” and a “capital finance authority” to help the M.T.A....
Austinist (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
Mr. Wright/flickr Last night, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization board voted to use funds from the 183-A toll road in Cedar Park to guarantee payments for the conversion of U.S. 290 East between 183 and Manor from an untolled four-lane highway to a tolled twelve-lane highway (three tolled lanes each direction, plus three free frontage roads each direction)....
TTC News Archives (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Trinity toll road delays could be costly 12/2/08 By BRAD WATSON WFAA-TV Copyright 2008 DALLAS - The already tight Trinity toll road planning and construction schedule may be slipping again, which could mean millions of dollars in higher costs. The Dallas City Council got the news Tuesday. Construction on the toll road is set to start July 2010, providing the highway's design is...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Drivers in New York City would pay to cross the East River and companies would be taxed on their payrolls under a proposal to stanch financial bleeding at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The Street (Free subscription) | yesterday
The company said fiscal 2009 revenue will be "significantly below" fiscal 2008, and because of 'uncertainties' it won't provide earnings guidance.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Toll Brothers Inc., the Horsham, Pa., home builder, narrowed its fiscal fourth-quarter loss on 40% lower revenue. The company declined to forecast earnings for fiscal 2009, citing "numerous uncertainties," but said revenue should drop significantly from fiscal 2008's total of $3.16 billion. For the quarter ended Oct. 31, the loss shrank to $78.8 million, or 49 cents...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
Drivers in New York City would pay to cross the East River and companies would be taxed on their payrolls under a proposal to stanch financial bleeding at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK - Drivers in New York City would pay to cross the East River and companies would be taxed on their payrolls under a proposal to stanch financial bleeding at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Signs of the Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
From the aftermath of the 2003 "shock and awe" bombing campaign all the way through Thanksgiving Day 2008, major US news outlets have nearly uniformly blacked out or downplayed reports of the Iraqi death toll. But a recent Associated Press article reveals the depths to which these outlets are still willing to delve to censor this information. In the November 27 article "Iraqi Parliament OKs...
The Business Review of Albany (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc. lost $297.8 million in fiscal 2008 as the company suffered from the big downturn in national home sales.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
The UN is providing 40,000 litres of clean water each week to treatment centres in the capital, Harare, to halt spread of disease
