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 [...]
State lawmakers introduced over 150 transportation funding bills in 32 states since the start of the 2023 legislative session, according to ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center. These bills have the potential to generate [...]
What happened: Increased transportation investment has been highlighted in several governor’s budget proposals for the upcoming fiscal year, including: Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) Feb. 15 proposed more than $520 million in additional [...]
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 [...]
State lawmakers introduced over 90 transportation funding bills in 25 states since the start of the 2023 legislative session, according to ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center. These bills have the potential to generate [...]
What Happened: Starting Feb. 1 the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) will accept volunteers for a mileage-based fee pilot program. The legislature approved the program (also known as a road usage charge, or [...]
