Reading Room

Various interesting articles made available for review.

• AS GAS GOES UP, DRIVING GOES DOWN http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/26/gas.driving/index.html?eref=rss_topstories  Added June 19, 2008

• The Transportation Planning Process: Key Issues.  A Briefing Book for Decision Makers, Officials and Staff - Added May 2, 2008

• As referenced at the 7/11/07 PC meeting- I-69 and Gulf Coast Strategic Highway

• As referenced at the 7/11/07 PC meeting- video link for the legislation passed in the 80^th session http://www.dot.state.tx.us/about_us/texas_transportation_commission/av_2007_jun14.htm

• As referenced at the 7/11/07 PC meeting- Financing Federal-Aid Highways, updated March 2007

  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/financingfederalaid/financing_highways.pdf

• As referenced at the 7/11/07 PC meeting- http://www.texasmpos.org/tempo/documents/80th%20Texas%20Legislature%20session%20summary.pdf

• Safe Bicycling Starts Early http://www.aap.org/family/bicycle.htm

• Future Highway and Public Transportation Financing, Executive Summary- March 19, 2007 http://www.apta.com/government_affairs/policy/future_highway.cfm

• Transportation Funding Options Report- October 10, 2005

• A Guide to Federal-aid Programs and Projects http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/federalaid/projects.cfm

• Unreliability of Federal Financing- May 2006

• Fueling Transportation Finance: A Primer on the Gas Tax - March 2003             http://www.brook.edu/es/urban/publications/gastax.htm

• Bill includes $9.8 million for Brazos County Roads http://www.theeagle.com/stories/073005/local_20050730042.php

• Database of Earmarks in Conference Agreement to the Transportation Bill  http://www.taxpayer.net/Transporation/safetealu/states.htm

• For information on the Texas Avenue widening check out http://www.dot.state.tx.us/BRY/projects/txave/index.htm

• Regional Mobility Authority Handbook & info about the Trans Texas Corridor                 http://www.dot.state.tx.us/txdot.htm

• I-69 Corridor       http://www.keeptexasmoving.org/