Lawmakers in 19 states introduced 28 measures to increase transportation revenue in the first month of 2024, according to a January analysis by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center. Notable measures include: - Eight [...]
A Road Usage Charge (RUC) system – also referred to as Vehicles Mile Traveled (VMT), or Mileage-Based User Fee (MBUF)– is a funding method to tax drivers on the miles driven, versus traditional [...]
A variable-rate gasoline tax is a tax which adjusts the cents-per-gallon charge at the pump based off of a pre-determined formula, chosen by lawmakers to ensure the tax keeps pace with various economic [...]
What happened: Several states announced transportation funding concerns in the first month of the new year, including: New Jersey is facing a June 30 deadline to renew the state's Transportation Trust Fund. Several [...]
Amidst the growing number of electric vehicles on our nation’s roadways, state transportation officials are challenged to ensure electric vehicle drivers contribute to the construction and maintenance of the transportation infrastructure they use. [...]
What happened: The six-year Maryland Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) released Dec. 5 proposes several cuts in order to close a projected $2.1 billion transportation funding gap. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) plans [...]
Voters in 14 states Nov. 7 approved 88 percent of 239 state and local ballot initiatives aimed at boosting transportation investment, according to preliminary results compiled by ARTBA's Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC). [...]
What happened: Arizona’s transportation funding will fall $162.3 billion short of meeting its needs over the next 25 years, according to the state department of transportation’s (ADOT) final report “2050 Long Range Transportation [...]
What happened: Officials with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) warned that dwindling revenue could impact their ability to maintain and improve transportation infrastructure. Why it [...]
Each November, hundreds of localities around the county decide whether to invest in their roads, bridges, and transit systems. In some cases, it’s a traditional extension of an existing gas tax, and in [...]
