American voters considered over 200 state and local transportation funding ballot measures on Nov. 5, an ongoing sign of how important such investment is to their communities. ARTBA’s “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center” hosts [...]
American voters will consider over 200 state and local transportation funding ballot measures on Nov. 5, an ongoing sign of how important such investment is to their communities. Join ARTBA’s “Transportation Investment Advocacy [...]
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) Dec. 11 called on lawmakers to increase transportation funding in 2019, including raising the state gas tax and fees on fuel-efficient vehicles. Read More>> Several Illinois local leaders, [...]
The ability for states and cities to partially fund transportation projects with "new, non-Federal revenue" will be a factor when applying for grants through the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Infrastructure Investments program [...]
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) approved a bill on Oct. 10 that will ask Bay Area residents to permit a toll increase on seven regional bridges. If voters approve the measure, expected to be on [...]
Crosspost from ARTBA's May 25 Newsline. By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA Roads were the top infrastructure concern cited by 120 U.S. mayors in “State of the City” speeches from Jan. 1 through [...]
Portland, Oregon voters approved a 10 cents-per-gallon local gas tax on May 17, with unofficial results showing 51.8 percent of residents voted in favor of the measure. The local gas tax will expire [...]
Locals are moving ahead on transportation funding. Voters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, approved an April 5 ballot measure to create a new permanent 0.085 percent sales tax to generate $102 million over the next [...]
Legislation to provide $800 million in transportation funding over two years was passed by Indiana lawmakers on March 10 and now heads to Gov. Mike Pence’s (R) desk for final approval. State Highways [...]
Preliminary election results show that voters approved $7 million in transportation funding on local ballots in two states March 8. Two additional ballots failed to pass voter consideration. In Michigan, three townships voted [...]