Arkansas Bike Trails Driving Local Revenue and Vibrant Communities By Joe Quinn Brendan Quirk was selling bicycles on the internet when many Americans really didn’t understand you could buy anything online. He steadily grew Competitive Cyclist, his Little Rock-based bicycle business, for 12 years, and then sold it to backcountry.com. He moved his family to […]
An eastbound semi-trailer truck rolls along Interstate 40 between Little Rock and Memphis. Photo by Bill Paddack By Noel Oman, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, June 13, 2019 The Arkansas Department of Transportation would spend nearly $500 million over 20 years to widen sections of Interstate 40 between North Little Rock and West Memphis, according to a draft […]
Gov. Asa Hutchinson talks Thursday in Hot Springs about plans for funding state highway improvements. He spoke at the Arkansas Rural Economic Development Conference and said he’d like the Highway Commission to develop a plan for how it would use money raised for roadways. By Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, May 17, 2019 HOT SPRINGS […]
Highway 10 near Waveland in western Arkansas. Photo by Bill Paddack This is a commentary written by Joe Quinn for Talk Business & Politics, May 7, 2019. The now completed 2019 Arkansas General Assembly session was historic for Arkansas roads and bridges as lawmakers passed a funding package that will exceed $400 million annually if […]
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces his plan for building and repairing Arkansas roads at a Feb. 11 press conference at the state Capitol. By Marty Cook, Arkansas Business, February 25, 2019 The long-delayed Arkansas highway funding initiative moved along this week, passing a Senate committee with one official no vote. The plan was scheduled to go […]
Arkansas Roads and Bridges Funding Coalition Open Letter to the 2019 Arkansas General Assembly We are writing as a broad coalition of statewide organizations that strongly believe the quality of our roads directly impacts the quality of life in Arkansas. We are urging you to act to approve additional funding that will improve our […]