We’re liveblogging the sessions from the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival’s Transportation track. The sessions include panels on road funding, high-speed rail, future transportation planning and the new urban mobility.
Transportation
Reporting on roads, transit, infrastructure, and policy shaping travel and mobility across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Transportation
State Leaders Open to More Toll Roads Amid Signs of Resistance
Texas played host to the toll road industry’s annual conference this week, and local and state leaders made clear to the more than 900 people in attendance that the state expected to pursue more toll projects.
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Transportation
Perry Touts Transportation Legacy to Toll Road Group
Gov. Rick Perry spoke about the need to embrace every possible way to finance road construction — outside of raising taxes — in a speech to a toll road industry conference in Austin on Tuesday.
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Prada Marfa Sidesteps Closure with Museum Classification
The foundation that maintains the quirky art installation outside of Marfa found a way around state regulations that threatened its closure by getting classified as an art museum, officials confirmed Friday.
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Energy
Natural Gas Fueling Stations Surge in Texas
Texas now has 104 natural gas fueling stations, according to a map released Monday by the Railroad Commission of Texas. That’s nearly 50 more than Texas had last year. Meanwhile, 67 more stations are set to open in 2015.
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Perry to Meet With Bullet Train Operator in Japan
Gov. Rick Perry will meet with Central Japan Railway Company president Koei Tsugi on Monday while he is in Tokyo. The company is working with an American firm to develop a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston.
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Transportation
Austin Rail Plan Not Seen as Congestion Solution
As the debate over rail projects takes place on state and local levels, Austin voters will weigh in this year on a ballot measure that would allow the city to borrow money toward expanding its light-rail network. But nobody is touting the plan as a clear solution to the city’s congestion.
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Transportation
Space Travel Companies Compete for NASA Contract
Four private space travel companies, including two with ties to Texas, are competing for a NASA contract that will have them ferrying astronauts to space “like a taxi.” NASA will announce the winner of the contract in the coming weeks.
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Texas’ Top 100 Congested Corridors
Harris and Dallas counties have the dubious honor of claiming the most spots in the state’s latest list of the 100 most congested roadways in Texas. Here’s a look at the list, compiled by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
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The Bullet Train That Could Change Everything
In Texas, a new model for high-speed rail is hurtling forward. If successful, it could mark a turning point for the development of public transportation around the country.