While canvassing I heard from a man who is concerned about road maintenance in the face of dwindling gas tax

While canvassing the other night I heard from a man who is concerned about road maintenance in the face of dwindling gas tax revenue because of more fuel efficient vehicles and folks driving less because of the high price of fuel. What are your ideas for funding maintenance of Oregon roads?
Comment here or email me your ideas at mcmenaminfororegon@gmail.com

Poll Shows City Looking at $12-a-Home Street Fee to Fund Transportation Bureau

Would you support the City of Portland adopting a $12 a month fee on households to fund transportation maintenance and safety measures? If you live in Portland you may have received an automated telephone call asking about measures to increase transportation funding for the Portland Bureau of Transportation. One question not asked: What if City Council passes the new fee without a public vote? Circumventing voters is one option being looked at by Novick and Hales. Both the $8 and $12 fees could be legally passed by City Council without going to the ballot. That bugs Jason Williams of the Taxpayer Association of Oregon, which regularly challenges tax increases on the ballot.
www.wweek.com/portland/blog-31444-poll_shows_city_....html

Major Highway Shut Down For Light Rail Construction

Published on Aug 17, 2013
Hwy 99/McLoughlin Blvd. in Milwaukie, OR, just south of Portland gets shut down for the weekend to make way for the overpass that the $1.5 Billion choo choo train will be using to give some schlup at Tri Met a job, while carrying a few passengers who probably didn't even pay to ride it. The citizens of Clackamas county have been fighting this overpriced disaster for years, but were no match for the millions of dollars in backroom deals for the unions and Stacy & Witbeck to pay off the politicians to shove this down everyone's throats.


By: William Saunderson