/tags/roads roads en-US Copyright Thu, 01 May 2025 13:46:15 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-01/house-republicans-propose-cutting-services-not-hiking-taxes-to-pay-for-oregon-road-upkeep A package unveiled by the party would include deep cuts to state funding on public transportation and other areas. Thu, 01 May 2025 13:46:15 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-01/house-republicans-propose-cutting-services-not-hiking-taxes-to-pay-for-oregon-road-upkeep Dirk VanderHart /politics-government/2025-03-25/rural-california-schools-and-roads-lose-millions-in-federal-funding-after-latest-cuts For the last century, the money has gone to counties with large amounts of federal land that can’t be taxed. Congress failed to include it in the upcoming budget. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 13:32:38 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-25/rural-california-schools-and-roads-lose-millions-in-federal-funding-after-latest-cuts Carolyn Jones /politics-government/2024-06-05/oregon-lawmakers-begin-work-on-transportation-package-focused-on-maintaining-roads Seven years ago, lawmakers poured more than $5 billion into improving roads, bridges and public transit in Oregon. Now, lawmakers are in the earliest stages of crafting the next likely multi-billion dollar transportation package – but this time around, the focus is more on maintaining existing roads than expanding or building new ones. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:43:00 GMT /politics-government/2024-06-05/oregon-lawmakers-begin-work-on-transportation-package-focused-on-maintaining-roads Julia Shumway /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-10-01/traffic-calming-or-driver-irritating-the-road-diet-explored There are few middle-of-the-road (sorry) opinions about the concept known as "road diet."This is the process of taking a four-lane road and turning it… Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:05:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-10-01/traffic-calming-or-driver-irritating-the-road-diet-explored Geoffrey Riley