California lawmakers on April 6 approved a plan to boost transportation funding by $5.24 billion annually through a combination of motor fuel and vehicle registration increases. The bill, which narrowly passed along mostly party lines, is projected to raise $52.4 billion over the first 10 years, which will be used to fund road and bridge maintenance and improvements, as well as transit and trail infrastructure.
The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center’s™ (TIAC) latest case study explores how and why California lawmakers passed a measure to increase transportation funding. The report also reviews the history of the state’s transportation funding, the factors that contributed to its funding shortfall, major players involved in the campaign, and marketing and polling information from the advocates who worked to pass the measure.
Read California’s 2017 Transportation Funding Increase Legislation.