May 31: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Maine lawmakers may return for a special session, during which they will consider a measure to ask for voter approval of a $100 million bond package to fund highway and bridge work. The [...]
Transportation Funding Advocates to Share Tips to Bridge the Urban/Rural Divide at July 18 Workshop
The transportation needs of urban and rural localities within the same state can vary wildly, at times creating barriers to uniting behind a transportation funding campaign. Two advocates are coming together on July [...]
May 22: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer (R) signed into law legislation to create the state's "Joint Legislative Transportation Vision Task Force" to evaluate the current system’s condition and funding of the state’s transportation system. The [...]
May 17: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Due to additional transportation revenue from a 2015 fuel tax increase, the Iowa Department of Transportation's Fiscal Year 2019-2023 Improvement Program released May 8 shows over $1 billion dedicated to improve state-owned bridges [...]
July 18 Workshop Features Transportation Advocate Sharing Strategies to Protect Funding Increases
Transportation funding advocacy doesn't end once legislation is approved! Join fellow transportation champions in the Nation's Capitol on July 18 to learn how a California coalition is mobilizing to protect a $5.4 billion [...]
May 11: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Connecticut lawmakers approved a compromise deal within the state budget on May 9 to accelerate the transfer of the sales tax on cars from the general fund to the transportation fund, and utilize [...]
May 7: Colorado Lawmakers Announce Transportation Funding Deal
Colorado lawmakers reached a deal on May 7 to provide revenue from the state's general fund— $495 million in 2018, $150 million in 2019, and $50 million annually thereafter— and a $3.25 billion [...]
May 4: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
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 [...]
May 4: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed into law on May 3 legislation to permit metro Atlanta to form a board and ask for voter approval of a local sales tax to fund transit [...]
April 27: State Transportation Funding News
Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker warned Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) of an "economic death spiral" if the state legislature does not approve additional transportation funding. In an April 20 letter, [...]