GOVERNOR: POLL SHOWS 69% SUPPORT FOR HIGHWAY TAX
Sixty-nine percent of likely Arkansas voters favor a half-cent sales tax for roads that will be on the November ballot, according to a poll released by Gov. Asa Hutchinson Sept. 23. The poll of 800 likely voters by Gilmore Strategy Group found 69% in favor of Issue 1 and 18% opposed, with 13% undecided. The […]
ARKANSAS TRANSPORTATION BY THE NUMBERS – SEPTEMBER 2020
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ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL PASSES RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ISSUE 1
Press release, 2020-09-10 14:55 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (September 10, 2020) – Members of the Arkansas Economic Development Council, a commission composed of business leaders and economic development advisers who represent each region of the state, today passed a resolution to express support for Issue 1. Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment referred to Arkansas voters […]
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ROADS
ARDOT Director Lorie Tudor presents the facts here about the proposed Constitutional Amendment known as Issue 1 that will be on the November 2020 General Election Ballot. Issue 1 asks voters if they will extend the current ½ cent sales tax that is set to expire in June 2023. Maintaining and improving Arkansas’ state highways, […]
GOOD ROADS ARE SAFE ROADS
Last week the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation launched the new bicycle safety effort Good Roads are Safe Roads. The goal of this year-long campaign is to raise awareness of roadway laws for cyclists and motorists across the state, educating the public in order to change behaviors and ensure safer roads for everyone. You’ve no doubt […]
“GOOD ROADS ARE SAFE ROADS” CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF TO EDUCATE PUBLIC
Arkansas Good Roads Foundation launches a year-long initiative to ensure safer roads Bentonville, Ark. (Aug. 11, 2020) – Northwest Arkansas community leaders and area stakeholders today joined the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation in launching the “Good Roads are Safe Roads” public safety campaign. Livestreamed from The Great Hall at Crystal Bridges, the event gave local […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: BICYCLING CAN BE SAFER IN THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ WORLD
NWA Online10 Aug 2020 Have you noticed there are more bikes on Arkansas roads than ever before, and fewer bikes left in stores? As the number of COVID cases in Arkansas has jumped, thousands of people turned to an activity that naturally offers socially distanced exercise. All of these new riders are a reminder that […]
KAT ROBINSON: A FOODIE WHO ALSO KNOWS ROADS
Photo by Grav Weldon (This is an excerpt from Bill Paddack’s interview with Kat Robinson that was featured in the summer issue of Good Roads magazine.) Kat Robinson is widely recognized across the state for her series of books about Arkansas food, her blog and TV shows on Arkansas PBS. She’s the Natural State’s foodie […]