Model legislative language is a primary resource offered by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) to assist lawmakers and advocates with introducing new transportation revenue sources in state legislatures. These reports provide draft [...]
What happened: Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) identified a potential transportation funding gap as high as $166 billion in its draft 2050 Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The plan focuses on maintaining and preserving the existing state [...]
What Happened: A Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) report released March 7 finds the state has $3.9 billion in annual unfunded road and bridge infrastructure needs. Why it Matters: Transportation projects in [...]
What happened: Louisiana Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson, during a Feb. 15 meeting with the Louisiana Electric Vehicle Task Force, recommended the state test a mileage-based user fee program using state-owned vehicles. Sec. Wilson [...]
The Transportation Systems Surtax was an initiative in Orange County, Fla. to provide a 1% sales tax addition to help fund transportation projects and systems across the county. The measure, which was rejected [...]
What happened: The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR), a nonpartisan research organization formed by the General Assembly in 1978, reported Jan. 2023 that the state has $62.9 billion in unmet infrastructure [...]
Taxes or fees on retail deliveries offer a new way to achieve sustainable transportation funding. They ensure delivery vehicles, which are often heavier, make frequent trips, and put additional wear and tear on [...]
What happened: Gov. DeSantis (R) Jan. 30 unveiled the Moving Florida Forward Initiative. The four-year plan leverages $4 billion from general revenue surplus, redirects an average of $131 million annually to the State [...]
What Happened: A Washington State Transportation Commission report submitted to Gov. Jay Inslee (D) and the state legislature Jan. 11 projects a $600 million drop in fuel tax revenues by 2050. Why it Matters: The report cites [...]
What happened: During a Jan. 9 meeting of Charlotte-area business leaders, North Carolina House Speaker Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) and Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) discussed the need to revamp transportation funding [...]
