Lawmakers in New York, Florida, Connecticut, Maryland, and Georgia this year have suspended their state gas taxes collections as pump prices soar to near $5 per gallon. Legislators in two dozen other states and Congress are threatening similar measures as their constituents face high prices during the summer driving season.
At the 9th Annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates, July 12-13 in Washington, D.C., infrastructure funding supporters, public officials, and industry professionals can hear and exchange information and ideas to help counter these shortsighted measures.
“There is so much at stake with these funding issues,” said Seth Millican, executive director of the Georgia Transportation Alliance. He will share his first-hand experiences from the state as a panelist on the Workshop’s opening session, “Gas Tax Suspensions: Pedal to the Metal or Running on Empty?”
“Politics is the process of making good policy, but the process is relational,” continued Millican, a co-chair of ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocates Council. “This workshop provides an opportunity to build relationships and get better access to data and information.”
Workshop attendees also will engage in discussion on:
- Innovative state and local transportation investment methods,
- Campaign best practices and lessons learned,
- The politics behind funding success, and
- Policy and economics research.
Discount room rates at the Grand Hyatt Washington expire June 21, so reserve your room and register now for the workshop.