CSG Midwest Articles and Publications by Topic
Transportation
Rise in "distracted driving" accelerates legislative push for bans
on cell phones, text messaging (Stateline Midwest,
November 2008)
National experts tell region's state legislators time has come for
new direction in transportation policy, funding (Stateline
Midwest, August 2008)
Faced with growing transportation needs, states look for new ways to boost funding (Firstline Midwest, March 2008)
What size and weight limits do Midwestern states have for trucks? (Question
of the Month, March 2008)
Minnesota
looks to meet its current, future transportation needs (Stateline Midwest, January 2008)
States
accelerate interest in, support of improved passenger rail service (Firstline Midwest, March 2007)
Tragic
incidents, alarming data accelerate efforts to curb teen-driving
deaths (Firstline Midwest, October 2006)
Region's
leaders wary of federal bills on radioactive-waste transportation and storage (Stateline Midwest, October 2006)
States
look to improve safety, conditions of their rural roads (Stateline Midwest, August 2006)
Proposed
federal Yucca Mountain bill concerns states (Stateline Midwest, June 2006)
Plan
to lease Indiana Toll Road drives state's 2006 legislative session (Stateline Midwest, March 2006)
States
planning now for future shipments of nuclear waste to national repository (Firstline Midwest, December 2005)
Midwest
considers best routes for shipping highly radioactive waste to Yucca
Mountain (Stateline Midwest, August 2005)
States review impact of new federal driver's license standards (Stateline
Midwest, June 2005)
Which
states require certification or training for drivers of "pilot" or "escort" vehicles? (Question of the
Month, February 2005)
CSG
committee travels to Kansas to discuss issues related to
transportation of radioactive waste (Stateline Midwest, July 2004)
States
seek to bolster child passenger safety laws (Stateline Midwest, May 2004)
Which Midwestern states restrict the number of passengers a teen-age driver
can have in his or her vehicle? (Question of the Month, February 2004)
Region
readies for radioactive waste shipments by rail (Stateline Midwest, January 2004)
States
see results from graduated license programs (Stateline Midwest, September 2003)
States
craft new transportation strategies (Stateline Midwest, August 2003)
States
prepare for shipments of radioactive materials (Stateline Midwest, September 2002)
Amtrak
faces uncertain future (Stateline Midwest, August 2002)
Federal
highway funds could be cut (Stateline Midwest, March 2002)
Driver’s
license procedures (Stateline Midwest, January 2002)
Big
year ahead for high speed rail (Stateline Midwest, January 2002)
Transport
of radioactive materials (Stateline Midwest, December 2001)
Future
of O’Hare (Stateline Midwest, October 2001)
Blood
alcohol content legislation (Stateline Midwest, July 2001)
Increases
in public transportation needs (Stateline Midwest, June 2001)
Gas
prices on the rise (Stateline Midwest, August 2000)
The
importance of transportation to individual’s economic freedom (Stateline Midwest, May 2000)
Progress on high speed rail
(Stateline Midwest, February 2000)
Airline services in Iowa
(Stateline Midwest, November 1999)
Using
composite material for bridges (Stateline Midwest, October 1999)
Ohio
seat belt laws (Stateline Midwest, August 1999)
Light
rail in the Twin Cities? (Stateline Midwest, July 1999)
States
plan for future transportation needs (Stateline Midwest, July 1999)
Iowa
considers loaning money to lone airline in state (Stateline Midwest, July 1999)
Legislation
dealing with older drivers (Stateline Midwest, February 1999)
For more information, contact:
Tim Anderson
last updated:
November 12, 2008
