What happened: The Georgia Legislature’s Joint Study Committee on The Electrification Of Transportation issued its final report endorsing a pilot program taxing drivers based on vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Why it matters: The committee was formed [...]
What Happened: The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) launched a public awareness campaign aimed at educating and surveying the public on the need for new transportation funding sources in light of flagging gas tax revenues. Why [...]
What happened: The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Aug. 30 authorized a 10-year plan to fund and complete $85 billion worth of transportation projects. Why it matters: Much of the plan focuses on [...]
What Happened: Louisiana’s Transportation Trust Fund needs nearly $15 billion more in order to meet the state’s infrastructure needs. The shortage is primarily due to vehicle fuel efficiency gains and a stagnant gas tax, according to a Sept. 1 [...]
As the number of alternative-fuel cars continues to grow, states are considering ways to expand transportation funding mechanisms to ensure drivers of fuel-efficient vehicles contribute to road construction and maintenance. A Road Usage [...]
What happened: The Washington, D.C. City Council increased the annual vehicle registration fee to $500 from $175 for passenger vehicles over 6,000 pounds. The increase was included in the 2023 city budget, approved [...]
What happened: Louisiana state lawmakers June 5 passed a bill that will charge annual fees of $110 for electric vehicles, and $60 for hybrid vehicles. Bipartisan support in the House and Senate provided [...]
What happened: Over 90 percent of Michigan voters view roads and bridges negatively and a plurality of respondents to a new poll also listed ‘improving state infrastructure’ as their top issue over crime, [...]
What happened: Atlanta voters May 24 approved a ballot measure renewing a 0.4 percent sales tax to be used for road and bridge improvements. The sales tax will generate an estimated $350 million [...]
Amidst the growing number of electric vehicles on our nation's roadways, state transportation officials are addressing the challenge of ensuring electric vehicle drivers contribute to the construction and maintenance of the transportation infrastructure they [...]
