Updated Resources Now Available
What’s happening: Our state transportation funding guides have been updated to reflect the recent enactment of two new measures – one in New Jersey and another in Wisconsin. The New Jersey measure signed [...]
Wisconsin Approves Fee on EV Charging Stations
What happened: Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) March 20 signed legislation that includes a three cents-per-kilowatt hour fee at public electric vehicle charging stations. This applies to all Level 3 charging stations, and [...]
New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Transportation Funding Increase
UPDATE- MARCH 28: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) approved legislation March 28 that increases the state gas tax and phases-in a new $290 electric vehicle registration fee. “New Jersey sits at the [...]
Best Practices in Transportation Funding Workshop
The National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates—July 15-16 in Washington, D.C.—brings together investment champions from around the country to share best practices, playbook secrets and other keys to success in advancing [...]
New Resource! Fuel Efficient Vehicles: Virginia’s Highway Use Fee
Virginia’s highway use fee (HUF) is intended to close the gap between what the average gas-fueled vehicle pays in state gas tax and what is paid by fuel-efficient and electric vehicles, which consume [...]
New Resource! Transportation Network Company Fees Handout
Transportation Network Companies (TNCs)—businesses such as Uber and Lyft who offer on-demand rideshare services typically through a mobile application—have become an increasingly popular mode of transportation throughout the United States. While acting as [...]
States Introduce 28 Transportation Funding Bills in the First Month of 2024
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 [...]
New Resource! Road Usage Charge Programs Handout
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 [...]
New Resource! Variable-Rate State Gas Tax Handout
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 [...]
States Face Pressure to Raise Revenue
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 [...]