Oregon Legislature posts first draft transportation package, with gas tax hike and pay-per-mile fee
Registration, title and weight-mile fees would all increase, and the gas tax would jump from 40 to 60 cents per gallon over ...
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Medford Railroad Park: a hidden gem in need of volunteers
The Medford Railroad Park is a hidden gem, tucked away behind the Medford Fire District #4 building. Between April and ...
Loss of Amtrak trains not only disrupts NW service; it stalls effort to rebuild ridership
On its website, Amtrak said substitute bus service will be offered to passengers booked on canceled trains “until further ...
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Oregon lawmakers unveil $1.9B transportation package amid ‘crumbling infrastructure’
Oregon lawmakers unveiled plans for a $1.9 billion transportation package on Thursday, amid concerns over deteriorating roads ...
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Oregon Democrats unveil $1.9 billion transportation funding plan
A woman walks a bike along Oregon Highway 99 in an undated photo. Democratic lawmakers unveiled their vision for a $1.9 ...
Democrats propose tax and fee hikes, new tax to fund Oregon Department of Transportation
The proposal includes a 20-cent increase of the gas tax over six years, an increase to the payroll tax, a new tire tax and an ...
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Oregon Democrats’ $1.9 billion transportation funding plan would hike gas tax, fees and payroll deductions
Oregonians would pay more at the pump, higher fees when they buy a car or bike and see more money deducted from their ...
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Corrosion problem knocks most Amtrak Cascades trains out of service
Amtrak’s long-distance trains in the Northwest, the Coast Starlight and Empire Builder, are not affected. The Coast Starlight ...
Oregonians likely to see higher transportation taxes next year, lawmakers announce
Top Oregon lawmakers have indicated for months that a major transportation package they’re pushing this year will almost certainly include increased or new taxes. Thursday, they revealed the many, ...
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Oregon Democrats unveil ambitious road funding proposal. Now the haggling begins
Oregon would raise its gas tax by 20 cents, create a new 1% tax on cars sales and require electric vehicles to pay an ...
Looking to ride Amtrak from Bellingham? You’ll have to catch a bus instead of the train
Amtrak removed almost all of its passenger train cars in the Northwest from service this week, turning the growing Cascades ...
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selects HNTB to provide rail vehicle professional services. Also, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) launches an online capital-project tracking tool; and Tri-County Metropolitan ...