New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) proposed 2017 – 2018 budget would maintain transportation funding at current levels. Read More>> California Gov. Jerry Brown’s (D) 2017-2018 budget proposal increases transportation funding by an [...]
Facing a state budget shortfall, Texas lawmakers are considering diverting revenue from the general sales tax intended for transportation construction as part of an upcoming budget. The funding stream had been overwhelmingly approved [...]
Since the start of 2017, TIAC has tracked 59 transportation funding bills being considered in 21 states. This number closely matches the amount of legislation TIAC tracked over the same time period in [...]
Data Available: www.artbabridgereport.org Highlights: List includes: Brooklyn & Throgs Neck (N.Y.), Yankee Doodle (Conn.), Memorial (Va.-DC) and Greensboro (N.C.) Bridges. 1,900 structurally deficient bridges are on the Interstate Highway System. Average age of [...]
Indiana House Democrats announced a plan on Feb. 6 to increase transportation funding by $800 million to $900 million annually by dedicating the annual state agency budget reversions toward state and local funding; [...]
Three state transportation funding advocates came together on Feb. 7 to share their experiences campaigning for—and successfully passing—a state transportation fund lockbox. These lockboxes, designed to constitutionally ensure that revenue generated by motor [...]
A Jan. 26 review of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) by the Legislative Audit Bureau found that the agency did not take into account inflation and design changes when estimating project cost, causing [...]
Three advocates will share their experiences running successful state transportation fund lockbox campaigns during a free hour-long webinar on Feb. 7 hosted by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (TIAC). Speakers will discuss 2014 [...]
U.S. states will need to shoulder additional cost burdens for repairing or replacing aging transportation infrastructure, predicts a Jan. 19 report by Moody’s Investors Service. States that are currently dealing with a large [...]
Twenty-two bills to increase transportation funding are being considered in nine states, according to the “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center’s”™ (TIAC) first monthly report update for 2017. Eleven of these measures include an increase [...]
